Ep. #9479
With Felicia in tow, Luke and Laura return to the Texas ranch where Lucky was born but find no trace of their son. Meanwhile, not far away, Helena drops more clues to lead her pursuers on. After exchanging another round of insults with his irate grandfather, A.J. hits the bottle once again. Sonny commends Roy for his good work during Bobbie's rescue, then hints that a promotion might be in the offing. At the penthouse, Carly encourages her mother not to give up on the man she loves. Alan and Monica celebrate the end of the nurses' strike but their joy is short-lived when A.J. drunkenly carps at them. Sonny rejects Carly's peace offering. Undeterred, Carly insists on helping Sonny with a business transaction at the Grill. Out of Luke's earshot, Laura icily suggests to Felicia that the time has come for her to go home to her own husband. Snapping back some pointed remarks about Stefan, Felicia enrages Laura by accusing her of abandoning Luke just when he needed her most. Sonny finally softens towards Carly after she charms a business associate into signing a large coffee contract. As they start to leave the Grill, however, A.J. lunges at Sonny with a vodka bottle and the ensuing struggle sends Carly spinning over a table.
Ep. #9480
Felicia's screams for help bring Laura on the run. Lucky tells Helena his favorite stop on their sightseeing tour was the ranch in Texas where he once lived. Mac and his stepdaughters board a flight for El Paso. Rae Cummings comes to the penthouse in hopes of tracking down a certain antique desk but runs smack into Sonny's front line of defense instead. As a shaken Carly gets to her feet, Sonny hurls himself at A.J. and begins squeezing the life out of him with his bare hands. Luke and Laura finally succeed in pulling Felicia to safety, then are thrilled to see the clues Lucky left behind. Benny and Johnny firmly escort a protesting Rae away from their boss' door and out of the building. Hastily assuring Sonny that she and the baby are fine, Carly manages to convince him to let A.J. go. Maxie asks Mac to come live with her and Georgie at Maria's place. Roy explains to Bobbie why he can't keep living a lie. Helena presents Lucky with recent photos and updated files on Elizabeth, Nikolas and Lulu, but the young man refuses to look at the information the private detectives have compiled. Carly comforts Sonny after he awakens screaming from a nightmare.