Officer: All right, I'll go get you a receipt.

Nikolas: Thank you.

Lucky: Well, misdemeanor charges for beating up Scott Baldwin’s son. Wow, you skated.

Nikolas: Well, thanks to Emily, who intervened. Nothing like having a fight-to-the-death woman in your corner, huh? Oh, sorry.

Lucky: Oh, don't worry -- I'm not going to whine about my marital problems.

Nikolas: Well, what's that about?

Lucky: You have to ask?

Nikolas: Evidently, I do.

Lucky: Last time I saw you, you were a little tense, not that I fault you for speaking the truth, but you know what? I do have to move on and Alexis is going to help get my divorce behind me as soon as possible.

Nikolas: And you think that's fair to Elizabeth?

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Elizabeth: I signed my rental agreement this morning.

Emily: Yeah?

Elizabeth: And if I haven't said it enough, thank you so much for finding the perfect house for me and my boys.

Emily: No -- I'm so glad it all worked out.

Elizabeth: Oh, Cameron and Jake are going to love the back yard. And maybe I'll even play with them if they can drag me out of that amazing claw-foot tub.

Emily: Sounds like positive forward motion.

Elizabeth: It is. And in that spirit, I have a meeting with Diane today. I'm hoping she'll be able to put this whole divorce in motion despite Lucky throwing up obstacles.

Emily: Look, if I'm butting in, just say so.

Elizabeth: Like that's ever stopped you?

[Emily chuckles]

Emily: I think that there's a better way to handle this that won't get under Lucky's skin so much.

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Nikolas: See, Alexis isn't just a good attorney. She's also one of the most competitive people on the planet, and although she won't admit it, it bugs her that Sonny replaced her with Diane. So winning this for her is just as important as looking out for you.

Lucky: Well, I don't see the downside.

Nikolas: Well, that depends on what you want when the dust settles. Would you rather let Elizabeth go in a way that allows you two to have an amicable relationship, or do you want Alexis to turn this divorce into a fight that someone has to win, making any good feelings between you and your soon-to-be ex-wife impossible?

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Emily: You and Lucky didn't want to subject your kids to the constant tension between you, so you were ready to dot a few I’s and cross a few T’s with an attorney to guide you so that you could detach with care and concern. And now, you've got two lawyers in the mix that are working their own agendas.

Elizabeth: No, no, no. Diane drew up a very reasonable agreement. I didn't ask for alimony, Lucky volunteered to pay child support -- it's exactly what we had talked about, and then he suddenly changed his mind.

Emily: Okay, maybe Alexis, with the best of intentions, influenced Lucky, but if the divorce becomes a fight, it could take on a life of its own and keep the tension alive long after the divorce papers are signed and Diane and Alexis have gone their merry ways.

Elizabeth: Well, Lucky's the one who's getting Alexis into the middle of this.

Emily: I know, but Lucky feels like an outsider and Diane's Jason’s attorney. It's a touchy connection.

Elizabeth: Yeah, well, I'm a little touchy about trusting the mother of the woman Lucky's sleeping with.

Epiphany: Divorce -- it's a nasty business with the best of intentions.

Elizabeth: Do you have any words of wisdom you'd care to share?

Epiphany: Develop a tough hide. You're going to need it.

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Lucky: Elizabeth never checked to see if I was on board with Diane as her attorney. She just hired her.

Nikolas: I -- I think she just went with somebody she knew who happened to be available.

Lucky: Huh. It wasn't enough that Elizabeth slept with Jason and then lied the whole time we were married? Now she brings in Jason’s attorney into our divorce?

Nikolas: I -- I don't think that that thought ever really entered into her mind.

Lucky: Maybe. Maybe not. I just want Alexis to protect me.

Nikolas: Lucky, if you're spoiling for a fight here, I highly advise against it. And if you push this too far, okay, someone will get hurt.

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Officer: All right, Mr. Cassadine, I've got your receipt right here.

Nikolas: Thank you.

Lucky: Come on, get up.

Nikolas: Right.

Lucky: Dude, where the hell did that come from?

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Singer: I've been looking around to what I want

Diane: Hello, Alexis.

Alexis: Ah.

Diane: Elizabeth should be joining me here shortly.

Alexis: Good. I want to go over some things with you before Lucky gets here.

Diane: Well, we've got some time -- smart suit, by the way.

Alexis: Oh. This? Thank you. I was trying out a new color. I wanted to go over your response to this memo that I wrote on Lucky's visitation and -- your hair's different. Do you have a new hairstyle?

Diane: Oh, yes. Yeah, Luis left the salon for some less-than-exotic love affair in Buffalo, so I thought I'd let his ex take a stab at me. We'll see how it works. I'll be filing my response directly with the mediator.

Alexis: You jockeying for position?

Diane: Taking control.

Elizabeth: Hi.

Diane: Hi.

Elizabeth: I hope I'm not late.

Diane: No.

Alexis: Elizabeth, I'm going to say this to you one more time -- on a personal note, before business starts -- Diane is going to pump you up with a lot of false hope. I would like you to stop this before it goes any further. I'm going to draw up papers that are fair for Lucky, I want you to agree not to contest, I want you to sign them. Otherwise, I'm afraid you are going to regret it.

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>> On the next "General Hospital" --

Nikolas: Support me for once instead of trying to control everything in my life!

Elizabeth: Make sure my children stay with me.

Diane: Don't worry.

Alexis: Tell me what matters most.

Lucky: Cameron and Jake.

Sonny: Tell him what you're trying to do.