Sonny & Alexis #6  June 26, 2002 – March 5, 2004

Dr. Bonds and Alexis come in to discuss Alexis' pregnancy as Carly hides behind the chair. Carly listens in as Alexis explains that there is no way she is going to tell the father she's pregnant. Without even saying his name, Carly knows that Alexis is carrying Sonny's baby. Later, Carly sees Alexis outside her penthouse and confronts her; encouraging her to move far away (Manhattan preferably). In  the middle of the confrontation, Sonny comes out of his penthouse and over hears what's going on; coming to Alexis' defense. Inside, Sonny tells Carly that he understands how uncomfortable the situation is for everyone, but Alexis is his friend and lawyer.

Carly contacts a member of Alexis's former law firm and suggests that her "dear friend"  needs to make a hasty retreat from Port Charles. When the attorney comments on how expensive Alexis has become, Carly offers $100,000 to help subsidize her salary. Meanwhile, Sonny stonewalls when Alexis presses him for details about his latest trouble. The attorney calls Alexis and asks her for a meeting, he offers her a job. Alexis arrives at Sonny's and informs him of her decision to accept her old job back at  the firm in Manhattan. Sonny is surprised and questions her but Carly is grinning ear to ear. Alexis says she couldn't turn down their offer and will be leaving soon but gives him a list of new attorneys she suggests and says she will fulfill her contractual obligations. Sonny wishes her well and says he won't stop her if this is what she wants and Alexis leaves.

Carly and Sonny are getting remarried, Alexis starts to walk in but hears them and stops and listens. Taggert arrives and interrupts, with Alexis in tow. He has a warrant to search the house. Sonny makes some noise and is arrested for threatening a police officer. Not to be outdone by her husband, Carly is arrested for assaulting a police officer. At the PCPD,  Sonny asks Alexis to get Carly out. Carly is less than thrilled with her representation, but despite her attitude Alexis gets her off with a little community service. Sonny and Carly depart, leaving Alexis shaking her head in disgust.

Dr. Bonds Office, Alexis thanks the doctor for seeing her again and apologies for being such a worrywart. Dr. Bonds assures Alexis that everything is okay. Alexis  comments that she is very stressed, what with it being her first pregnancy and moving too. Dr. Bonds tells Alexis that her age dictates a need for extra care. After assuring Alexis that the baby is okay again, Dr. Bonds suggests Alexis reduce the stress by postponing her move until after the baby is born. Alexis returns to her penthouse, Ned and Kristina are packing. After Kris offers go pick up dinner, Ned questions why Alexis is still doing Sonny’s bidding. Alexis says she feels a little guilty for not telling Sonny about his impending fatherhood. Alexis also admits that Taggart was  right, she did get a charge out of being able to successfully defend a less than upstanding citizen.

Alexis tells Ned about her latest visit to the doctor and tells him she has decided to stay in PC after all, just not in the penthouse. When Ned asks what she will tell Sonny when he finds out about her pregnancy, Alexis admits she has no idea yet. Later she steps out into the hall to retrieve a box (for unpacking) just as Sonny and Carly step off the elevator.  Alexis tells them she is staying at the Penthouse longer than originally planned, until she finds a new place in PC. When Carly asks about Manhattan, Alexis says she decided to stay close to her family and friends. Sonny tells Alexis that he is glad she is staying, but Alexis informs him that she hasn’t changed her mind about not being his attorney. After telling Sonny she filled the lawsuit on his behalf, Alexis returns to her apartment. Carly stomps to Sonny’s apartment muttering that Alexis should have left.

Alexis arrives at Club 101 and asks Jax what is so urgent she had to drop everything to rush over. Jax informs her that he wants her to help him dissolve his partnership with Carly. Alexis is not amused and warns Jax that Sonny will be very upset and that Carly will fight him tooth and nail. Jax fills Alexis in on Carly’s embezzlement. Alexis is reluctant to get caught in the middle of the situation especially when Jax doesn’t deny he hired her just to further antagonize Sonny. After managing to charm Alexis into agreeing, he offers her the use of the office, as they will be closed for the holiday.

Later, Sonny arrives looking for Jax but finds Alexis diligently working. After some uncomfortable small talk Sonny tells Alexis that he thinks Jax is trying to push Carly out of the club and asks her to file an injunction to stop him. Alexis has to inform him that she can’t because Jax has already hired her. Sonny asks why Jax is pushing Carly out, but Alexis says he’ll have to ask Carly since she won’t violate attorney/client privilege-even for him. Jax returns and tells Sonny to back off. Sonny refuses to leave without knowing why Jax is pushing Carly out of her club. He is shocked when Jax informs him that Carly embezzled $100 grand from the club account.

Sonny vehemently denies that Carly took any money, insists Jax took the money and set Carly up. Sonny won’t hear any of it. Jax ponders if Sonny doth protest too much and suggests Sonny is in such an uproar because he knows Carly is guilty. Jax and Sonny bicker. Sonny turns to Alexis for help, but she stays firmly on Jax’s side. Sonny says, “Something has changed.” Sonny writes a check for the $100,000 and gives it to Jax, but he isn’t interested. He rips it up. Sonny’s last-ditch effort involves something about Jax using Alexis and Alexis being smarter than that. He wants affirmation from Alexis, but she doesn’t give him any. With Sonny gone, Alexis tells Jax she is surprised he isn’t going to give Carly another  chance. He says, “no way.” She wonders about his true motives for helping Carly with the club initially. He admits he enjoyed how his help got under  Sonny’s skin. Walking through the park, Alexis is talking on her cell phone. She is going on a hunch as to how her former employers got the extra money to woo her  back. She thinks they got the money from Carly Corinthos. They promise to get back to her with the info. She wants to be  able to repay the favor.

Ned arrives to see Kristina, but since she's not there, Ned offers to leave a note. He sees Alexis getting a fax that proves that Carly took the money from Club 101 to pay off the law firm that hired her. She intends to take it right to Sonny to show him what kind of woman Sonny is  married to. Ned is able to calm her down and convinces her not to take it to Sonny. He then leaves when it appears Kristina wasn't coming. Alexis decides she needs to speak to Ned and as she runs to try to catch him at the elevator, Carly comes out to antagonize her. Alexis figures out that Carly knows that she  is pregnant with Sonny's baby. She takes Carly into her penthouse where the women argue about whether or not Alexis wants Sonny & about what will happen with Alexis' baby. The argument ends with Alexis telling Carly that Sonny can't know and Carly seems satisfied with that.

Alexis is reading the newspaper account of Zander and Liz's close call. Her first question to Ned, who has just arrived, is about Sonny's condition. He convinces her that Sonny is fine and she doesn’t need to visit him. Alexis tells Ned that Carly knows she is pregnant and that Sonny is the father. Alexis is convinced that Carly will be unable to keep the secret and worries that Sonny and Carly are plotting to steal her child from her. Ned points out that there is no up side for Carly if she tells Sonny about the child. In fact he is convinced that Carly is Alexis's best bet against Sonny finding out. Carly pushes her way in and asks Alexis what her cover story is going to be. Alexis asks why Carly thinks it's okay to interrogate her. Carly says because her husband is the father of the baby. Carly warns Alexis not to wait too long to come up with a story and suggests that Alexis say she used a sperm bank so Sonny won't suspect the truth.

Carly is behind a hospital curtain when she hears Dr. Bonds directing another patient to the next cubicle. To her shock she recognizes the other patient  by her voice, its Alexis. Alexis is overjoyed when she finally hears the baby's heartbeat; Carly is brought to tears by the same sound. Carly starts to bolt from the room but Sonny walks in with a bouquet of flowers for her. Carly tries to walk out but Sonny sees her tears and insists on knowing why she is  upset. Behind the cubicle curtain Alexis starts to panic when she recognizes Sonny’s voice.

Behind the curtain, Alexis  is upset at the possibility that she could be discovered at any minute. The doctor notices and comments on the increase in her blood pressure and heart rate. Carly tries to use the  doctor’s comments as a further excuse to leave the area quickly. Sonny picks out the baby’s heartbeat and comments on it. Realizing that it disturbs Carly, Sonny finally gives in and escorts her from the room. Once they are gone, Alexis' readings return to normal. The doctor tells her again how important it  is for Alexis to reduce her stress levels. Alexis promises to try harder.

Jason fills Alexis in on Roy’s purchase of Pier 52. He asks is she can try to find out who's fronting Roy. Alexis is also curious and agrees to the job.  The sound of breaking glass in the hallway causes Alexis to drop her brief case. When she goes to investigate, Jason picks the papers up and notices that the top one is an OB-GYN from with her pregnancy information on it. He looks it over and notes that the baby’s father is not named. When Alexis returns she finds Jason putting everything back into her briefcase and takes over the task. Jason tells Alexis that if he or Sonny can give her any help she needs only to call. Alexis takes some notes and promises to get back to him as soon as she knows anything. He recommends that she not visit the pier because it could be dangerous. Later, Alexis looks through a maternity magazine and smiles happily.

Sonny goes downstairs and asks if Jason found out anything about Pier 52. Jason says he has Alexis working on it, then asks Sonny to step out into the hall. Out in the hall, Sonny asks what is wrong and comments that Jason looks like he just run over. Jason tells Sonny that Alexis is pregnant.  Sonny can’t believe Alexis is pregnant. Jason insists it is true. Sonny figures if it was his baby, Alexis would’ve told him. There has to be another explanation. He insists that she wouldn’t keep a secret. Jason explains, “Carly.” Jason admits he himself almost didn’t bring this news to Sonny  since he is so happily with Carly again; perhaps Alexis felt the same way. No excuse, Sonny insists.

By this time, Carly has noticed Sonny is not in bed with her any longer and has wandered into the hallway where the men are talking. She can tell it’s something bad. But, against character, she doesn’t ask and doesn’t even want to know when Sonny tries to tell her. He manages to tell her anyway, that Alexis might be pregnant with his baby. Carly asks if he has proof this is his baby. She insists if it were his baby, Alexis would’ve come running to him with the news to get everything she has wanted. Sonny says it is the only thing that adds up, that this baby is his. Carly suggests he just drop it, let it go, but Sonny says he can’t do that. If it is his baby, he has  to do the right thing. Carly wonders what that is and where it leaves her. Sonny tries to reassure her that she is his wife and he loves her. The proof is  that he talked this over with her before heading over to Alexis’ place. Carly is upset that Sonny is going to go get from Alexis what he can’t get from her. Sonny warns her not to go there. Carly tells him if he leaves, she won’t be there when he gets back. He leaves.

Taggert shows up at Alexis’ new place. He found out she was digging around about Pier 52 and how Roy got money for it. Taggert is curious about who she is working for; he hopes it isn’t Sonny. Alexis, of course, isn’t biting and doesn’t tell him. Taggert lets it drop that Roy paid cash for the pier; now, how would he get that kind of money? Taggert tells her if she finds anything out to let him know. On the phone with Jason, Alexis passes on the information she found out about Roy and reminds Jason that this is the last thing she will do for Sonny. As soon as she hangs up the phone, Ned and Kristina drop by to help, although Kristina only sticks around for a second as she heads off to handle the latest band crisis. Alexis is almost giddy from being completely done with Sonny. Ned is very pleased with her choices. They go out for a walk to find something to eat.

When they get back, there is a message from Carly on her machine. Alexis calls her back, but Carly doesn’t get the urgent news out before Sonny shows up at Alexis’ door. Alexis hangs up on Carly. Sonny gets right to the point: “I understand you’re pregnant. I’m the father, aren’t I?” She looks bewildered as Ned bursts in to say" No, the baby is mine". He explains about the one night affair they had in Brenda's old home during the rainstorm when his car broke down. Sonny asks her if Ned is telling the truth. With some hesitation, she tells him yes. A rather dejected -looking Sonny leaves and apologizes to Alexis. Alexis slapped Ned after he came to her defense. A hurt and baffled Ned almost leaves when Alexis apologizes. They do not know how to explain this to a caring Kristina.

Ned is on the phone with Dr. Bonds asking her to record his name as the father of Alexis’ baby when Kristina arrives home. Ned quickly cuts of the call and welcomes her home. He lets Kris babble on for a moment about all the problems she encountered on her trip then asks if she had listened to any messages or spoken with anyone else yet. Kris immediately questions what is wrong. When Ned tells her Alexis is pregnant, Kristina immediately realizes why Alexis moved so quickly. She wants to confront Sonny and demand that he meet his responsibility as the baby’s father. She is brought up cold when Ned claims that he is the father.

At first she refused to believe him because she is sure neither he nor Alexis would stab her in the back that way. Ned relates the story he and Alexis devised about the night at Brenda’s old cottage. Devastated by the "betrayal," Kristina yells at Ned and accuses  him of lying to her the whole time when he was really still in love with Alexis. Ned tries to tell her he does love her but just made “a mistake” that night. He assures her that he can be with her and still fulfill his obligation as a father and pleads with her to give him the chance. Kristina wants nothing to do with him and tells him to get out of her face. She throws open the door and tells him to get out. After Ned leaves, Kris breaks down into tears.

Carly and Alexis got into it on the docks and Alexis told her that Ned told Sonny he’s the daddy. Carly still got mad because Sonny “left” her to go to Alexis and the baby so she left him anyway even though Sonny came back. Carly said that she should tell Sonny the truth since Alexis shunned her for lying about Michael’s paternity and now she’s doing the same thing to Sonny’s baby. Plus she had to toss in how Alexis is supposedly still hurting that her “roll in the hay” with Sonny was a one-time thing, Sonny never loved her and now he’s back with the woman he really loves. Carly did say she would keep the secret though only for Sonny’s sake.

Kristina showed up at Alexis’s new place to have Ned answer the door. Ned continued to try and convince Kristina that the thing with Alexis was just a one-time thing and he only loves her. Alexis showed up and Kristina continued to yell saying that he had said he was over Alexis, that nothing happened that night and Alexis even encouraged her to date Ned. She said that Sonny broke Alexis’s heart so she ran back to Ned then Kristina stormed off. Ned and Alexis talked and she said she doesn’t want to lose her sister. They discussed telling Kristina the truth but agreed that she would tell Sonny. Ned said in time Kristina would forgive them both. A song started at this point which showed Kristina sobbing in the rain, Jason going to Carly’s with her crying on his shoulder, Sonny hearing a message from Dr. Bonds saying that Carly can get pregnant.

Ned has a glass of milk delivered Alexis table. Sonny arrives and invites himself to sit down with her. Alexis reminds him that they no longer have any business either personal or professional. Sonny claims he just has one question then comments (pointing at the glass of milk) that he is glad to see she is taking care of herself. Ned appears behind Sonny and orders him to back off. Alexis tells both that she doesn’t need their help with her diet and tells Ned that the sooner He goes away the sooner Sonny can finish his business with her and leave. Sonny asks Alexis to recommend another attorney because he didn’t care for the previous ones. Before leaving he comments that she could go easy on Ned because it is only natural for a man to want to  take care of a woman when she is carrying his child.

Ned finds Kristina crying. When he reaches for her she tells him not to touch her. Ned asks how she knew it was he. Kristina tells him that she recognized his aura. Ned thanks her for making his life better and begs her to give him a second chance. She claims that she isn’t sure she will be able to  trust him again. Ned says they can start with something small. He’ll go get his car and Kristina can just sit and think about the future. He walks off but  is waylaid by Alexis, who doesn’t see Kristina. Alexis tells Ned how she didn’t appreciate his ordering her a glass of milk. Kristina goes on a tirade  about how the pregnancy is only the beginning. The two of them (Ned and Alexis) will be linked to each other for at least the next eighteen years  probably even longer.

Alexis and Ned try to convince her that there is nothing between them but Kristina insists that they will be a family and she will  not be the one to come between them. She picks up her suitcase and walks away. Alexis wants to go after her but Ned thinks they need to give her sometime alone. Alexis realizes how much Ned really loves Kristina and apologizes for getting him mixed up in her problems. Edward calls Ned and  summons him home with claims of a family emergency, then tells him to bring Alexis along also.

Kristina manages to get past Johnny and tells Sonny that he is responsible for Alexis being pregnant. She says that it is his fault because Alexis  rebounded to Ned when Sonny broke her heart. She tells Sonny that he needs to break up with Carly and open up his heart to a woman who loves. To  give Sonny credit, he listens quietly to Kristina’s tirade, until she says Carly is a witch and starts to call her names. Sonny orders Kristina to shut up. He tells her to get out and never return to the building since she doesn’t live there anymore. Kristina leaves but assures him that what goes around comes around and his heartbreak is coming.

At the PCPD, Alexis questions Taggart about the Pier 52 fire and lets him know that she is now representing Roy. Taggart shows little interest in finding out the details. He thinks it is arson and hints that Roy could have done it for the insurance. Alexis tells Taggart that Roy has an alibi for the night of the fire. Sonny is brought into the station while Alexis is still there. He is happy someone called her, but Alexis lets him know that she is there on Roy’s behalf. Sonny is puzzled as to why Alexis would claim he is too dangerous to work for then put herself at risk working for Roy. Carly and Jason arrive as the two are speaking and Carly immediately flies into a rage and tells Taggart to throw the book at Sonny. Sonny calmly asks Carly to get him out but Carly would rather cross words with Alexis. She calls Alexis Sonny’s lap dog. Alexis denies that Sonny called her and when Sonny confirms that Alexis now represents Roy, Carly calls her a turncoat.

Mac announces that Sonny has to  be released because he was never officially served with the restraining order and consequently didn't violate it. Mac tells Jason and Carly to leave. He then tells Sonny to wait awhile before leaving but insists that he is now on notice and had better not violate the order. Before leaving, Sonny tells Alexis that she really should reconsider having Roy as a client if she wants to keep herself and the baby safe.

Shortly after that Ned storms in and approaches Alexis where she is conversing with Taggart. Ned announces that Alexis is pregnant and tells Taggart that she is giving up the criminal defense side of her practice. After Taggart congratulates her, Alexis pulls Ned aside and demands an explanation. Ned  leaves her speechless when he tells her that he will not let her put his child in danger. Alexis sputters for a few moments but insists she is capable of choosing her own clients. Ned urges her to follow his advice for the baby’s sake. Sonny is pleasantly surprised when Alexis steps up to represent her former client once more. Sonny informs an astonished Nikolas that Alexis is pregnant.

Kristina and Alexis talk for the first time. Kristina tells Alexis that every time she will see their child, it will break her heart. Alexis apologizes and says:" I need you in my life and my baby needs you." They hug ,and promise to try hard to put this tragic news for Kristina in perspective. Carly is threatening to tell Sonny the truth. She gloats on the fact that Sonny said he would choose to remain with her even if the baby is his. Alexis begs her to keep her mouth shut.  Alexis is pondering writing Sonny a letter. She tries to pen the heart approach letter, and then, the legalistic letter, and neither makes much sense to her.

Later, when Kristina examines their apartment so she can redo it, she sees the remnant of  an ashy note in the fireplace. The note written by Alexis that she threw away said, in essence, "I lied. Ned is not the father of my baby, you are, Sonny." Kristina leaves a message for Ned to call her ASAP. Alexis overhears and comments that she is happy Kristina is trying to work things out with Ned. Kristina does not tell Alexis about the note she found, instead she tries to get Alexis to tell her the truth by going on and on about how hurt she is. She asks Alexis to be completely honest with her about how she ended up PG, but Alexis sticks to the story about her one night with Ned. Hours later, after a shopping spree, Kristina again asks for the truth, but Alexis hedges and only admits that she was very hurt when Sonny went back with Carly. Kristina is obviously hurt that Alexis will not tell her the truth about the baby’s father and asks Alexis how she can trust her again (still without revealing that she already knows). Alexis invents an appointment, to get out of the uncomfortable discussion, and rushes off leaving Kristina in tears.

Kristina arrives at the penthouse demanding to speak with Sonny and refusing to leave until she says her piece. Carly tells her to get out. Kristina says the whole mess is Carly’s fault. If Carly hadn’t had a near death experience, then Sonny would have stayed with Alexis, whom she believes he was already falling in love with. Kristina surprises Carly when she reveals that she knows Sonny is the baby’s father.  Alexis is upset and sitting on the docks (with her head in her hands) when Sonny comes upon her. Alexis stands up too quickly and has a dizzy spell. A concerned Sonny asks what is wrong, but Alexis will only admit that she is rushed. Sonny cautions her to stop pushing herself and take the time to take better care of herself. He reveals to her that he still thinks of the baby he and Carly lost. He also tells her he believes he could have changed the outcome if only he had done something different that day to stop Carly from going to the Quartermaine house.

Sonny tells Alexis that he knows she will be an excellent mother and comments that the baby is lucky to have her. Alexis thanks him for his confidence and Sonny starts to leave. Alexis calls him back and tells him that she has something to say to him. Alexis tells Sonny that although she may not want to be a part of his world anymore she does not consider their friendship wasted time. She tells him that he gave her something she will always cherish – a new understanding, and then quickly starts to walk away. Sonny tries to get her to come back and explain what she meant but Alexis just keeps on going. The second light on the timing device in the warehouse now lights up and starts to flash.

Carly tells Kristina that she has known for a long time that Sonny is the father of Alexis’ baby, but is keeping quiet because Alexis wants it that way. Kristina accuses Carly of keeping quiet because Carly knows that if Sonny knew then he would leave her and be with Alexis and the baby. Carly insists that Alexis doesn’t want Sonny to know but Kristina shows her the burnt letter as proof that Alexis does want Sonny to know. Carly tells Kristina to speak to Alexis before doing something that will impact so many lives. Kristina storms out claiming she will find Sonny and tell him about the baby even if it takes her all night. Carly immediately phones Alexis and tells her of Kristina’s plans to seek Sonny out and tell him the truth.

Alexis calls someone named Joe and asks him to help her track Kristina down ASAP.  Kristina is seen outside the coffee warehouse. Meanwhile inside, the fourth and final light on the timing device starts to flash. Alexis receives a call from Joe, who tells her that Kristina’s car was seen outside of the coffee warehouse. Alexis thanks him and heads off to intercept her before she does any damage.  A woman enters the warehouse, the lights on the timing device start to flash furiously. Roy arrives outside the warehouse and is sent flying backwards from the force of the blast. Roy sees a woman pinned beneath some debris. It is Kristina who is lying in a pool of blood. Alexis comes and gets almost hysterical when she sees her sis lying in a bloody, unconscious state.

Help eventually comes and Kristina is rushed to GH for an emergency operation. Ned has been at the hospital looking for Kristina so they can make up. Alexis is so distraught and Carly walks into GH. She tries to help Alexis, but Alexis loses it and slaps Carly. She remembers the last word Kristina said was "Carly". This was in response to why was Kris in that warehouse. Then, Alexis has a pain and Carly and Sonny catch her. Alan tends to Alexis and later tells her that although the baby is fine for now, the cramps where a sign that she must take better care in the future. Sonny is not satisfied with Carly’s spin on the reason Kristina was looking for him and sets out to find Kris' room and ask her himself.

Monica performs emergency surgery on Kristina as Ned anxiously looks on and waits. When a nurse gives him Kristina’s purse to hold, Ned finds the torn letter and realizes why Kris was at the warehouse. Once Kristina is in ICU, Ned visits, apologies and explains how his lie about being the baby’s father came about. Later, Alexis visits and gives her sister a heartfelt, tearful apology. Kristina tells Alexis she is forgiven. Sonny arrives, apologies for intruding and asks Kristina why she was at the warehouse. Alexis tries to usher Sonny out, but Sonny insists that whatever Kris had to say to him must have be important or she would not have been at the warehouse. Kristina tells Sonny that she no longer wishes to say anything to him. She dies moments later. Sonny holds a weeping, almost hysterical Alexis as the doctor and nurses try to revive Kristina, but cannot. While Ned is in with Kris, Sonny tells Alexis he will be sure she gets in. A grieving Alexis bitterly lashes out and tells him it is his fault that Kristina is dead and that she wishes he had died in one of the previous attempts on his life. Ned finally pulls her away while Sonny shows no reaction to her words.

Alexis's is on the phone with someone from the funeral parlor making arrangements for Kristina's funeral. She explains that someone will be there at 2:00 pm. There is a knock at the door and surprisingly Luke is on the other side. He tells Natasha that he is sorry for her loss and Alexis blames herself and Sonny for Kristina's death. Luke asks if its at all possible that Kris was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Alexis assures him that she made decisions that had consequences and Kris paid for them in full. Luke tries vainly to convince her that the person responsible is whoever set the bomb. Jokingly he asks if she wants to go get blindingly drunk. She declines, naturally. She thanks him for his surprising show of support, he makes her promise that she won't tell anyone. He leaves as Nikolas arrives.

Alexis tells her nephew that Ned is making all the necessary arrangements, but Nik wants to know what he can do for her. She says there is nothing, but he explains that he has been too busy thinking about himself lately, and that he hadn't seen Kris for a few weeks and he doesn't want that to happen to them. Lucky shows up and offers his condolences to Alexis. When asked what he can do for her, Alexis responds by telling them to forgive each other, they're brothers for god sakes. She gives the time alone.

Jax arrives and Alexis tells him that Kris would still be alive if she hadn't found Alexis. Jax tells her that Kris wanted to find her, nothing could have stopped her. Alexis says she should have taken better care of her. Jax assures Alexis that Kristina thought she was beautiful, talented, brilliant and deserved to be happy. Alexis breaks down crying and tells Jax that she wants her sister back. Later, they are joking about some herbal tea concoction that Jax found in her kitchen. Alexis admits that she doesn't think she will get through her pregnancy without Kristina. Ned shows up and Jax tells them both to take care of the baby.

Kristina's Memorial, a scene is caused when Sonny with Carly, Jason and Roy with Felicia show up at the service. Ned, Jax and Nik all ask them to leave but Sonny refuses to go claiming that Alexis called and personally invited him. The other two echo him. Alexis finally shows up (dressed in red) and thanks everyone for helping  her commemorate her sister’s murder. Alexis begins the service by drawing telling everyone that the garden location was chosen because of the abundance of flowers, which Kristina loved. She then invites others to share their memories of Kris. Jax talks about bringing Alexis and Kris together and says every one should be grateful to have known her. Nik points out the irony of how Kristina hoped to change the Cassadine family tradition of revenge, deceit and violence only to be killed by the things she hated.

Ned recalls his first meeting with Kris, her passion for rearranging furniture and how she changed him from day one. Alexis takes the podium again and draws everyone’s attention to fact that she is now wearing both pieces of the necklace she and Kristina got from their mother. She tells everyone that she is wearing red to express the rage she feels at Kris untimely death. She then tells everyone one that Sonny, Jason and Roy all have Kristina’s blood  on their hands. After the service is over Alexis approaches Monica and thanks her for her efforts in trying to save Kristina’s life. She also tells Edward that Kristina was very fond of him. Alexis then turns her attention to Roy whom she calls a mobster wannabe that managed to get her sister killed in a matter of weeks.

Next is Jason, Alexis calls him a black sheep and makes him sound as though he where no more than Sonny’s robot. Alexis then asks Sonny if he  is proud of Jason, Carly tries to interrupt, but Ned tells her to keep quiet. Alexis then turns her full wrath on Sonny. She comments that she could fall back on family tradition and call for all out revenge, or many be even put a curse on him. Then she notes that it’s not needed because Sonny already brings to everyone he touches. She asks if Carly isn’t worried she won’t wake up one day and reminds everyone that she herself almost died twice because of Sonny.

The really harsh blow comes when Alexis names all who have died because of him-his mother, Lily & her baby, Brenda, and Carly’s baby. Alexis says that she thinks Sonny deserves a trophy of outliving everyone and tries to hand him Kristina’s urn. Sonny refuses to take it and the urn falls to the ground, spilling its contents. Alexis is appalled at what she has done and sinks into a sobbing heap at Sonny’s feet. Sonny chastises Ned for not stopping Alexis sooner and says Ned needs to take better care of the unborn baby. Everyone leaves when Nik asks them to this time. Ned asks Alexis is she will be okay. Alexis apologizes for the scene though Ned thinks she got her point across. Alexis notes that the baby is safer than ever now because Sonny will hate her now that she has publicly disrespected him. Later, as the storm starts, Alexis sits in the garden and asks Kristina to watch over her and the baby.

Ned and Alexis are talking about milk and vitamins when there's a knock at the door. Ned opens it to find Carly. Ned tells Carly to leave, but Alexis tells him she's the one who called Carly. She tells Ned that she needs to have one last conversation with Carly, and asks Ned to leave. Alexis asks Carly for a copy of Sonny's medical  record so that she can have all the information in case something were to happen to her baby. Carly warns Alexis never to hurt her husband again and walks out. Carly knocks at the door and gives Alexis Sonny's medical file with Sonny's name removed. She tells Alexis she didn't do it for her but for Sonny's unborn child. It seems that it's a night of threats as Carly warns Alexis to never hurt Sonny again.

Next is the Amazing Grace montage which sets up Sonny's faked death: As Carly lights a candle, Sonny begins walking through the rain to the doors of the church. Roy is lurking behind a tree, as Brenda turns from the altar and walks toward the door, Carly takes a sip of wine, the glass crashes to the floor as the door to the church opens and Brenda and Sonny are face to  face for the first time in five years. A stunned Sonny stares at Brenda (who he sees alive for the first time) and is unaware that Roy is behind him and raises his gun. Brenda smiles and begins to approach Sonny as Roy fires, Sonny is seemingly shot and falls to the ground.

The next morning, news of Sonny’s demise begins to break. Alexis is searching for mommy to be aerobics on her TV when she is visited by Ned. He begins to tell her the news he heard on his car radio when a special TV news report blares the story of Sonny’s gangland execution.  Alexis thinks Sonny's death is a mistake. Ned says he has spoken to the priest that was with Sonny as he died. He asks Alexis to think of the baby and turn off the TV. He reminds her that this is exactly why she has made the choices she has made.

Alexis calls on Carly. Alexis admits she has wondered whether or not Sonny would have been more careful if he had known the truth about her baby. Carly snaps; Michael isn’t good enough? Alexis clarifies that she meant that maybe its time to tell the truth and acknowledge Sonny as her baby’s father. Carly calls Alexis a hypocrite. She reminds Alexis that Sonny’s enemies are still out there even if he is gone and that she better remember that  before she makes her secret known.

Alexis shows up at Sonny's funeral to pay her respects but Carly refuses to allow her to stay for the service after the way she treated Sonny at Kristina's funeral. Alexis leaves quietly. Later, by herself Carly opens the casket and talks to Sonny about how much she loves him and will never stop loving him ever. Sonny wakes up from a  drugged state and gets out of the casket to embrace her. Carly tells him it was really hard to pretend he was dead and go through the motions of a funeral.

Alexis is panicking again about the results of the test they are waiting to hear. Ned tries to assure her that everything will be fine. The doctor comes in  and after some small talk tells the parents to be that Alexis’s baby has no genetic disorders and is perfectly healthy. The doc asks if they want to know  the sex of the baby. Ned says yes, but Alexis says no. During the ultrasound, Ned declares it is a girl. Alexis seems thrilled at the idea and asks the doctor for confirmation, she agrees that it is a girl. Ned finds Alexis down on the docks obviously grieving over Sonny's death. She tells him this was the last place they met and had a civil conversation. She wonders what will she tell her daughter about her father? Ned seems irritated over Alexis' guilt that Sonny didn't know about the baby, and her sorrow over losing him.

Scott and Alexis are both running for District Attorney. Scott uses the threat of taking Michael to force Carly into signing a statement saying she saw Sonny and Alexis in bed together. At Club 101, Ned and Alexis are slow dancing and are interrupted by a camera being shoved into Alexis’ face and a hand attached to a microphone that shouts “ Sonny Corinthos is Alive!!! Any thoughts?” Wearing her deer in the headlights look, Alexis assures everyone out in TV Land that she had no  knowledge of Sonny’s resurrection. Obviously reports of his death were greatly exaggerated, but it just shows to go you that the Acting D.A. isn’t exactly Johnny-on-the-spot when it comes to the organized crime situation in P.C.

After the reporters leave, Alexis fumes to Ned that that vindictive shrew Carly knew Sonny was alive when Carly threw Alexis out of Sonny's funeral. Alexis is livid that Sonny deceived her  yet again and tells Ned that Sonny is a lying, two-bit mobster who is a pathological liar. Ned asks if Alexis is angry because Sonny fooled her or because she is still in love with Sonny!  Alexis tells Ned that she believes Sonny is a thug in a good suit who may not even be human and all feelings that Alexis might have had for Sonny died with Alexis' sister, Kristina! As Alexis rages, Ned suddenly grabs her and kisses her.

In Luis Alcazar's hospital room, Taggert speculates that Alcazar hired Roy as a front man to kill Sonny. He speculates that Alcazar is responsible for the  explosion at the warehouse, and Alexis overhears it asking for confirmation if Alcazar is the bastard who killed her sister. Alexis asks Alcazar if he's the coward who  murdered Kristina. Monica enters and orders everyone out. Alexis tells Alcazar to look  at her face and memorize it, because she's coming after him. Alexis approaches Alcazar's bed and tells him "her name was Kristina", the woman you killed in Sonny's warehouse and she was Alexis' only sister. She tells him Kristina was  beautiful, loyal and strong with crystal-clear eyes. Alcazar took that away from Alexis.

Alexis calls Alcazar vermin and tells him she won't tax the citizens of PC by dragging  him through the system. She goes to his medicine IV and toys with Alcazar about turning off his medications to bring on a slow, painful death but Ned interrupts and  says he wants to do it. Ned tells Alcazar he loved Kristina too, and he was going to marry her. Ned tells Alcazar that someday, someone's going to make him pay, and then Ned leaves the room. Alexis asks Jason for confirmation about Kristina's death, and Jason confirms it. Alexis now knows that Roy was the front man for Alcazar, and that Sonny wasn't directly responsible for Kristina's death. Jason tells Alexis that Kristina was just collateral damage to Alcazar.

At Sonny's Penthouse, Sonny is mildly amused when Carly informs him that she plans to attend the debate with Bobbie. While Carly claims that she just wants to support her mother and that Carly truly believes that Sonny will be better off with Scott as D.A. than he would be with Alexis as D.A., Sonny offers the opinion that it would be more likely that Carly just wants to have a front-row seat to watch Scott snipe at Alexis.  Sonny suddenly arrives at the debate and Sonny insists that everything that Scott just said was a lie that Alexis worked for Sonny but their relationship never went beyond that.  Scott calmly announces that he has facts in black and white and produces a signed statement by a witness, Carly Corinthos!  Sonny looks at Carly to get her cooperation when he denies that he had any affair with Alexis.

Carly announces to the press that she had no other alternative than to sign the affidavit since Scott threatened to report to Child Protective services and have her son taken away from her. Bobbie is stunned to hear this news and turns on Scott. She tells the press and everyone there that Carly tells her everything about her marriage to Sonny and never told her about any affair Sonny was having with Alexis and that they share everything. She tells Scott off and encourages everyone not to vote for him in the next election. Sonny threatens to sue Scott for slander and also warns Alexis not to use his name in connection to the mob or any of her other allegations or he will sue her as well. Alexis doesn't respond to that. She publicly accuses Scott of lying to her about not making this debate personal and sticking to the issues. Scott rebounds and insists the affidavit Carly signed was legitimate and that Alexis is avoiding the fact that she lied about her personal involvement with Sonny.

Back home, Carly tells Sonny that he is the father of Alexis's baby. When Sonny is disbelieving, Carly tells Sonny that Alexis went so far as to ask Carly for Sonny's medical records. Carly tells Sonny that she did not tell Sonny that Sonny was the father of Alexis's baby because Carly believed it was Alexis' place to tell Sonny.  As Sonny and Carly argue, Alexis suddenly arrives, but it is only to inform Sonny and Carly that, while she is grateful that they both lied to protect her good name, Alexis will not be able to return the favor to Sonny. The D.A.'s office will prosecute Sonny if Alexis is elected as District Attorney and Sonny breaks the law. Alexis tells Sonny that she plans to dismantle his criminal empire, if she is elected DA.

Alexis is interrupted by an urgent call from Ned. But, before Alexis leaves, Sonny warns Alexis that he will never let her take anything that belongs to Sonny!  As Sonny and Carly argue about Alexis, Edward arrives at the Penthouse. Edward announces to Sonny that Edward believes that Sonny is the father of Alexis' baby. Edward suggests a trade that Edward will help t his parental rights to Alexis' baby in exchange for Michael returning to his true heritage as a Quartermaine. Sonny tells Edward that they might be able to do business  except that Sonny does not believe that Sonny is the father of Alexis' baby. While Carly protests hysterically that Sonny can not make a deal, using her son as a bargaining chip, Sonny tells Edward that if Edward can bring Sonny absolute proof that Sonny is the father of Alexis' baby, Sonny will discuss the matter with Edward.

Ned and Alexis meet at the hotel and Ned informs Alexis that Edward has figured out the truth about the baby! While Ned assures Alexis that he lied to Edward, Alexis suddenly doubles over in pain and Ned runs to get help! Alexis is told that the baby is fine, but she has to reduce her stress level. The next day, Edward enters the room. A technician enters the room with the results of the DNA tests Edward ordered. Alexis is curious, then Sonny enters the room. Alexis is surprised. Sonny tells Alexis he understands she's having his baby.

Edward is in Alexis' hospital room, telling Alexis that he had Ned's hair sample from his baby book, Sonny donated a snip of Sonny's hair, and Edward had obtained samples of the baby's amniotic fluid for a surreptitious DNA test. Alexis flares at Edward for his audacity.  Carly arrives at Alexis' hospital room, spots the envelope with the DNA results, and grabs the papers out of Edward's hand. Carly is obviously shocked when the reads the test results. Edward, Sonny and Alexis are also all shocked that the DNA tests confirm that Ned is the baby's father! After everyone else leaves, Alexis is ecstatically relieved and asks Ned how he managed to pull that one off.

In the hallway outside, Carly guesses that Sonny is disappointed that it is not his baby. Carly theorizes that Alexis wanted the baby to be Sonny's because Alexis was so desperately in love with Sonny that Alexis was willing to play every trick in the book to make Carly believe that Sonny was the father of Alexis' baby. Ned explains to Alexis that he suspected that Edward would soon be up to something after Edward got a good look at that affidavit so Ned just arranged for the DNA tests to be switched. Sonny warns Ned to keep Edward away from Sonny's family and Ned informs Sonny that Ned believes Alexis is right and that Sonny does have blood on his hands including Kristina's death! Ned warns Sonny that Ned plans to make Sonny pay for every rotten thing Sonny has ever done.  In Alexis' hospital room, Carly arrives and angrily accuses Alexis of lying to try to break up Sonny and Carly. Carly insists that Alexis deliberately tried to con Carly into believing that Sonny was the father when Alexis knew all along that it was really Ned's baby.  Ned and Sonny suddenly hear a crash from Alexis' room and rush to assist.

Ned angers Sonny when he grabs Carly and pushes her out of Alexis's way in the hospital room. Sonny grabs Ned and puts him in a chokehold against the door. Alexis informs Sonny and Ned that her I.V.cart crashed on the floor and that Carly never touched her. Ned pushes Sonny out of the way. Sonny warns Alexis that if she ever tells the press anything that he told her in confidence he will sue her for malpractice and that her keeping the fact that he could have been her baby's father from him knowing what he has gone through is unforgivable and suggests that she and Ned leave him and Carly alone and he will do the same. Later, Alexis thanks Ned for outsmarting Edward this time and keeping Sonny from knowing he is the baby's father. She tells him that she realized today that she never wants her daughter to ever know that Sonny is her biological father. Ned tells her that he already thinks of her baby as his and he told Brooklyn about how she was going to have a baby sister soon. Meanwhile, Carly tries to talk to Sonny about Alexis but he doesn't want to talk to her about it and leaves.

When Carly and Alexis meet at the courthouse, Alexis tells Carly that Alexis still believes that Sonny and Alcazar are both equally responsible for Kristina's death, but Carly insists that Alexis is the one most responsible for Kristina's death, because the only reason Kristina went to the warehouse was to inform Sonny about the truth about Alexis' baby! The charges against Alcazar are dropped. As Alcazar shoves past the throng of reporters, someone hands him a note that states: "You are a dead man.' Alcazar rushes up to Scott and thrusts the note at Scott, demanding a police escort out of the building. Scott at first brushes it off but, when Scott sees the note, Scott announces that someone has threatened Alcazar's life, but there is no sympathy from the bystanders!  Everyone stands in the hallway looking at Alcazar with a mixture of shock, fear, and rage.

Alexis walks outside the hospital, she runs into Alcazar, who taunts Alexis by telling the attorney that her sister Kristina died at Sonny's warehouse because Kristina was going to see Sonny Corinthos, who was Alexis's  client! In Alcazar's mind that makes Alexis responsible for her sister's death! Alexis warns Alcazar that Jason will eventually catch up with Alcazar and make Alcazar pay for his crimes. As Alcazar and Alexis argue, Alexis suddenly doubles over in pain and cries out that her baby is in trouble. Alexis begs Alcazar for help, but the arms dealer coldly walks away from the distressed Alexis. Alexis has fallen to the snow-covered ground, writhing in pain. Something is obviously wrong. When Alcazar  walks away without lifting a hand, Alexis tries to pull out her cell phone. She can’t seem to get to it and lies down on the park bench. Alexis is still writhing in pain when Cameron comes upon her and tries to help her. Quick with a diagnosis, he points out she is in labor and helps her to the hospital.

At GH, Cameron helps Alexis breathe and suggests she relax. If the contractions don’t slow down, the baby could be born that night and has a 60% chance of survival. The goal is to get the contractions to stop and keep the baby in there. Alexis sobs to save her baby. Finally, she is able to calm down a bit and talks to baby Kristina, saying she’ll make it. Ned arrives and Alexis begs him not to leave her. He says he isn’t going anywhere. Alexis’ water breaks and the doctor tells him that the baby needs to come out within 24 hours or it will die. Alexis is worried that it is too early for her baby to be born, the doctor says if the baby isn't born that night that they both could die. Alexis goes through a difficult birth and gives birth to baby Kristina. Alexis' doctor tells her that the best thing for her to do now is to rest and  get her strength back up, despite Alexis demanding to see her child.  Alexis dreams about her child, Kristina is holding her namesake, but all of a sudden they disappear. Alexis wakes up in horror and demands to  see her child. Ned takes Alexis to see Kristina. Bobbie informs Alexis that since Kristina was having trouble breathing, they had to put her on a ventilator. She breaks down promising to love her always.

The night of Luis' murder the montage of action begins with Skye, who is still in Luis’ bed, is awoken by when she hears Brenda and Luis' voices. Brenda tries to get past Luis to get out of there but he won’t let her. He grabs her and forcibly kisses her. She pulls away in tears and wrenches away from his grasp. Her bracelet unknowingly falls to the floor in her struggle to get out. She turns around and runs out of the room. As she races down the hall, she hits a room service table and knocks a knife to the ground. She picks up the knife and stares at it. Skye wakes up and holds her head and looks at the closed bedroom door. Jax is in the elevator. As it hits the14th floor, he gets out and stares down the hall. Jason, at the same time, is running up the stairwell. He arrives on the 14th floor, opens the door and looks down the hall.  Luis has gone outside to the balcony, agonizing over Brenda. He is near tears. Someone is in his room and walks to the balcony. Luis turns around and faces the person and asks, “Now what?”

Suddenly, Luis comes flailing down 14 floors, seemingly thrown off the balcony. He lands smack on a car’s windshield. The car alarm blares. We see Luis’ hotel room door wide open, the bedroom door closed. Brenda is leaning against a wall breathing deeply. Jason comes up from  behind and grabs her with a gloved hand. She starts screaming but he stifles her screaming. She whirls around and tells Jason that Luis grabbed her and she hurt him. Jason asks if he is dead. She just repeats that she hurt him. They hear a noise and go running back into the stairwell. A maid pushes a housekeeping cart down the hall. Outside, Alexis rounds a corner by a garbage dumpster and sees Luis’ body mangled on the car windshield. She lets out a piercing scream.

Sonny finds Alexis in the hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and tells his former attorney that he needs a legal referral. Brenda has been arrested for the murder of Luis Alcazar. Kristina's vital signs crash, Alexis becomes hysterical and orders Sonny to leave (Kristina needs surgery, I did not include all of her treatment and recovery).

A few days later, Ned arrives at Club 101, walks up to Sonny and announces "If it isn't the local crime boss". Ned advises Ric that he better watch out as Sonny is hard on attorneys and ruined Alexis' life. Ned asks Carly if she's too pretty and dumb to see that Sonny will ruin her life. Sonny stands up and tells Ned to apologize. Ned mouths off some more, throws a punch at Sonny, and Sonny wipes the floor with him.  In the next scene at the PCPD, Taggert begs Ned to press charges against Sonny for the beating that Sonny administered to Ned at Club 101 and in front of witnesses. When Alexis arrives, she is appalled  to see the evidence of the battering that Ned took and Alexis demands that Ned press charges  and that Taggert lock Sonny up. But Taggert points out that Sonny is now untouchable mainly thanks to the way Alexis has been so tireless in her legal defenses of the Mob Boss!

Alexis meets Sonny on the docks and accuses Sonny of having paid off a witness who would tie Brenda to Alcazar's murder. Sonny denies that Sonny would believe there was any need to be paying anyone off to keep quiet about Brenda, since Sonny believes that Brenda is innocent. Sonny suggests that Alexis would be better off, directing her angry questions toward Jax.

Carly arrives at the PCPD after Sonny has been arrested, she instantly assumes that Alexis is there to try to weasel her way back into Sonny's life by offering to represent Sonny. Alexis coldly informs Carly that Alexis now deeply regrets everything she ever did to keep Sonny out of jail before and is not likely to make any attempts now to spring her former client. When Sonny sees Alexis, he asks Alexis if she is the one who is responsible for his arrest. Alexis reminds Sonny that she informed him about the new witness and warned him that she would have to report it.  Sonny asks, "You want to trace the bribe? You check Jax's bank account! Unless you are covering  for him!'  Alexis snarks back, "It would serve you right if I were!'

Through tears of joy, Alexis thanks Cameron for persuading the staff to let her hold her infant daughter for the very first time. This is followed by a Christmas music montage to "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", Ric plays guitar for Liz, scenes from the GH Christmas party, Coleman at Skye's bedside, Courtney standing sadly before the tree in her empty apartment as Jason returns home and they embrace, Sonny kisses a sleeping Michael and Carly as they are curled up on the couch, and ends with Jax and Brenda on their island terrace.

Jax tells her that Alexis that she needs to keep Brenda's defense away from Jason's case and prove Jason killed Ida on his own. Carly overhears them talk and doesn't like it when she overhears Alexis reassure Jax that she has this covered concerning Sonny and Jason. Carly confronts Alexis with a warning not to frame Jason. Alexis and Carly argue and Carly slaps Alexis in her anger.

Sonny is at the PCPD and asks Alexis to take Jason's case since Jason's attorney, Ric, has turned out to have connections to Alcazar. Alexis protests that Jason does not need Alexis's help but Brenda does.

Alexis arrives at the penthouse and tells Carly that she can't continue to represent Brenda as she has to go out of town as her daughter needs surgery. Carly is very understanding until she figures out that the surgery is elective and that Alexis could choose to wait till after the trial. Sonny walks in and is upset that Alexis has dropped out of the trial at the last moment.

Sonny and Jason are interrupted  when Ric arrives to announce that Scott arrested Alexis for Alcazar's murder. Sonny tells Ric that he appreciates the update, then orders Ric to leave. After Ric leaves, Jason wonders why Ric keeps taking Sonny's guff. But Sonny replies: "I have something he wants and, when I know  what it is, I'll know how to proceed!" Sonny observes that Ric is a good lawyer almost as good as Alexis! Sonny tells Jason that he does not blame Alexis for whacking Alcazar. Carly rushes to Sonny with the news that Alexis has been arrested for Alcazar's murder! But Carly is surprised when Sonny reminds Carly that Alexis is a mother and now, the little girl that Sonny once believed was his daughter, is in the hospital with a mother who is on the way to prison!

In the Fan fantasy episode, Sonny takes off for the Pearly Gates, where Sonny is surprised to find that Luke is the gatekeeper. Luke explains that Scott got in a lucky punch and Luke landed in the Hereafter and is currently taking St. Peter's place while Pete takes a vacation. As Luke looks up Sonny's file, Sonny states his presumption that Sonny is headed to some place really hot! Luke announces that, since a lot of people have been interceding for Sonny, Sonny is going to get a chance to go back and make some right decisions  and then Sonny could land in heaven, rather than the alternative place. Luke announces that Sonny will be given some tests and, in each instance, Sonny is supposed to do what the other people want!

In the first test, Sonny goes to see Alexis and Alexis hesitantly informs Sonny that Kristina is Sonny's daughter. Alexis tells Sonny that, since Sonny is in a dangerous business, Alexis wants Sonny to keep his distance from his daughter while Kristina is growing up, but Alexis would be  willing to arrange periodic visits. Then, Alexis announces, when Kristina is older, and if Sonny wished to do so, Sonny would be allowed to inform Kristina that Sonny is her father. Instead,  Sonny blows up and tells Alexis that Sonny demands custody of his daughter. Luke appears and  informs Sonny that Sonny has failed his first test. But an unrepentant Sonny declares: "I will burn in hell before I give up my child!"

In the conclusion of Alexis' trial, the judge awarded full custody of Kristina to Ned. Alexis was given no visitation with a review in six months. An emotional Alexis begged the judge to reconsider, but the judge insisted that Alexis was unstable and therefore a threat to her baby's safety. Alexis was permitted to have a moment with Kristina to say goodbye (she was also declared not guilty of Luis' murder due to temporary insanity and to receive outpatient counseling). A desperate Alexis goes to Sonny with the intention of telling him he is Kristina's father. Sonny coldly berates Alexis, who decides to never tell Sonny the truth about Kristina.

Six months later, Alexis sees Ned sitting alone at the Port Charles Grill.  Ned doesn't mind her company but warns her that Skye is going to be joining him any moment. Alexis sits down and asks him if he thought about what would happen if Sonny learned he was Kristina's father. Ned reminds her that they both agreed early on that they didn't want Sonny raising her daughter. Alexis asks him if he wants her to tell Sonny about Kristina being his daughter. Ned takes that as a threat.

Alexis tells him that she needs to be with Kristina and raise her and that she is just reminding him that he isn't Kristina's father and that Skye thinks he is. She also tells him that Skye may be just using him to get her hands on Kristina. Alexis wants Kristina back and asks him to go to Judge Farmer and petition for her to get custody of her back. Ned asks her if she is willing to allow him to see Kristina again. Alexis tells him that she will let him see Kristina as much as he wants to. Ned tells her that he wants shared custody of Kristina or they don't have a deal. Alexis tells him that she makes a lousy enemy for him and not to do this or he will regret it. Skye overhears the threat and tells her to  go away and that she will never see Kristina again. Alexis leaves.

Alexis goes over to Sonny's penthouse. Carly is just leaving when Alexis asks to speak to Sonny. Carly tells her it is a bad time and Sonny agrees he is busy right now but he agrees to listen to her. Alexis tells her that she happy that she got home okay and that the baby is fine. Sonny asks her what she wants. Alexis tells him it is about Kristina. He tells her that Kristina doesn't concern him. She tells him it does. She asks him for help in getting Kristina back. Sonny tells her that if Kristina was really his child, she would be upstairs and living with him and that Ned is the baby's father and has custody and that he can't do anything to help her. Alexis tries to get him to help her but realizes he doesn't understand what is going on. She thanks him for his time and leaves.

Carly and Alexis are trapped in an elevator at the PC hotel as the fire rages in the building. Alexis tells Carly to stay calm and wait to be rescued, but having no interest in dying, Carly does the opposite and pries the elevator doors open with her shoe. Unfortunately, the two women are between floors and a wall blocks their exit. Carly then pulls off the top of the elevator and looks into the shaft to discover that the cables have frayed and are beginning to break. She and Alexis attempt to connect wires in the panel in order to get the elevator to move to a floor, but suddenly they scream as the elevator begins to fall. They abruptly stop as the emergency brake kicks in, but know that their time is short. They try to distract each other by bonding as mothers, but after Carly admits that despite her problems with Sonny he is a great father, Alexis begins to cry. Carly tries to comfort her by pointing out that Ned will be there for Kristina, but Alexis tearfully admits that Sonny is Kristina's real father.

Alexis confesses to Carly that Sonny is Kristina's real father, and a disbelieving Carly angrily calls Alexis a lying bitch. Alexis presses that it's the truth and explains she lied because she didn't want Kristina around the danger that killed her namesake. Carly counters that Alexis just couldn't bear to share her daughter with anyone, and Alexis asks her if she blames her when Sonny is trying to keep Carly away from her own two sons. As Alexis continues to ramble on about her impending demise, Carly's irritation grows and she decides to do something to get them out of the elevator. Alexis panics at her movement, but Carly tells her to move her butt and help her pry the door open.

They manage to open the door and jump down to the hotel hall in the small space that's open. Once out of the elevator, Alexis immediately regrets her admission regarding Kristina's paternity, but Carly assures her they are far from being safe from death. They continue to make it down the hall when Carly thinks she sees someone and turns back to look. An explosion rips through the room, and knocks Carly unconscious and blocks Alexis from her. Alexis makes it out of the hotel and tells the police where Carly is trapped and hurt.

Carly blackmails Alexis into representing her in the custody fight for Michael and Morgan. Alexis balks at the idea, but Carly promises to tell Sonny the truth about Kristina's parentage unless Alexis gets her the boys. Alexis tells Carly she will only do it if Carly plays by her rules, and Carly agrees. Alexis then promptly tells her to get rid of Alcazar. Alexis pays Sonny a visit and informs him that she's Carly's new attorney. She tries to get him to reason on the kids, and keep things out of court. She tells him Carly is willing to work out a joint agreement, but Sonny isn't interested. He shouts that the boys will not be separated from him, and that the mother is no object in the life of his children. Alexis draws in her breath at his reaction, and knows that she must win the court case for Carly if she wants to keep her own daughter. She tells Sonny that he'd better find a way to compromise, because she will win the case and he stands to lose his children for good.

Sonny warns Alexis that if she goes after his children for Carly, he will treat her like an enemy and take her down. She asks him why he won't reason with Carly, and why he'd hurt his children by allowing them to grow up without a mother. He tells her that he won't let his sons be raised by a woman whose mind has been turned by a horrible man, the way his mother's was. Justus walks in on the two of them, and Alexis warns him to get Sonny to agree to joint custody of Michael and Morgan. Sonny asks her why she's helping Carly, and an angry Alexis tells him she's sick and tired of watching him bribe and bully everyone to get his way.

Alexis shows up at Carly's house, and is irritated to find Alcazar with her. After goading Alexis, he leaves, and she unleashes her anger on Carly. Carly will have none of it, and defends Alcazar as a legitimate businessman. Alexis warns her that Sonny's lawyers will go after anything and everything they can to win the case for Sonny, and she begins to inquire about his childhood trauma and his mental state. A shocked Carly refuses to use his abusive childhood home against him, and doesn't want his mental breakdowns to be made public either. Alexis tells her to wise up and realize that Sonny will stop at nothing to keep Carly's children from her.

Sonny walks into the court lobby and runs into Kristina. Alexis chases after her daughter and finds her with Sonny. Visibly uncomfortable at seeing him with Kristina, Alexis snatches her away and suggests that Sonny work on compromising with Carly. He tells Alexis that a man's family is his legacy, and she again advises him to compromise.

Sonny stops Alexis as she walks by him at the courthouse and asks her what she is up to and suggests she shouldn't worry about making Carly angry but should worry about him instead. Alexis tells Justus that he should advise his client to stop harassing her.  Alexis calls Ric to the stand. She asks him if he is close to Sonny as his brother. Ric tells her he isn't close to Sonny. Alexis asks him what he thinks of Carly as a parent. He tells the judge that he believes Carly loves her children very much but doesn't think she is a more suitable parent than Sonny. Alexis is surprised since he is supposed to be a witness for Carly, not Sonny. Ric tells the judge that Sonny may be a little overprotective of his children but that he believes he loves his children deeply and could provide a better home for them than Carly. Carly stands up out of her seat and accuses Ric of being a lying piece of scum. Ric gets off the stand and the judge calls for a recess. Alexis scolds Carly for losing it in court by calling out like that. Carly worries what Ric's testimony will do to damage her case.

**The end**

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