Ep. #9936

Alan blames Skye for Edward's heart attack, and Skye blames Melissa with the implication that Melissa wants to get her hands on Edward's fortune. In the hospital, Edward comes to but remains weak, and Monica urges him to allow Lila to visit. Edward translates Monica's concern into proof that he will soon die which Alan overhears, and takes the opportunity to express his love for his father. AJ stuns Skye with his callous reaction to Edward's medical crisis, and maintains his eagerness to move forward with their covert plans. Sonny brings Courtney to Kelly's where they run into Elizabeth on a date with Lucky, and Sonny supports Courtney when she admits that she stole money from Gia. Carly arrives to learn that Courtney is Sonny's sister, and Carly warns him that she spied Courtney with AJ at Luke's. At the same time, Courtney comes across AJ in the park. Elizabeth and Lucky also move on with their evening by donning ice skates and going for a skate in the park. Nikolas continues to worry about Elizabeth and Lucky, but Gia manages to entice him into taking a breather with some creative romancing.

Ep. #9937

Alan decides to investigate Melissa's professional history after kicking Skye out of the hospital for continuing to insist that Melissa wants Edward's money. Alan learns that Melissa took care of a cancer patient in Chicago who ended up placing Melissa in his will, and Monica scoffs when Alan suggests to her that Skye's claims may have some validity. At the same time, Melissa reveals her Chicago experience to Roy, and she heightens Alan's suspicion when she announces that Edward has become a "code blue". Skye runs into Jax and Ned when she returns to the Quartermaine mansion to pack her bags, and she passes on the news of Edward's precarious position. Sonny arrives looking for AJ, and Jax rushes to Skye's defense when Sonny retaliates for her brazen words. Later, Jax detects Skye's softer side when she blames herself for Edward's heart attack, and Skye allows Jax to comfort her. Carly alerts Sonny to AJ's whereabouts in the park with Courtney and he arrives to find Courtney engaged in a developing relationship with his nemesis.

Ep. #9940

Skye gets AJ to reveal that he plans to provide Courtney with her "prince", and Skye does her best to woo Jax back to her side. Janine informs Mike that she has taught Courtney to fall for a man with money, and Jax catches Courtney on his yacht. AJ approaches Janine and offers to help Janine with Courtney, and AJ tries to ease Janine's suspicions by offering that he simply likes Courtney.

Ep. #9941

Courtney asks Sonny if they can start over, and the siblings make strides toward developing a relationship. However, Courtney inadvertently upsets Sonny when she questions him about his childhood abuse, and Sonny cuts their meeting short to confront Alexis for sharing privileged information. Sonny tears into Alexis' penthouse and interrupts Alexis about to share her feelings about Sonny with Kristina, and Sonny accuses Alexis of betrayal. In the meantime, Skye pays Courtney a surprise visit and apologizes to her for lashing out the night before, and Skye lures Courtney away to talk to AJ. AJ works on gaining Courtney's favor by explaining why Sonny hates AJ, until Sonny learns of his sister's departure and detains AJ in the process of recovering Courtney. Meanwhile, Nikolas and Lucky mend fences, and Nikolas applauds Lucky's willingness to work things out with Elizabeth. However, Nikolas ends up blasting Lucky when Lucky tries to save Nikolas from more pain by tossing a letter from Stavros into the fire. At the same time, Gia supports Elizabeth's efforts to repair her damaged relationship with Lucky, and Gia helps Elizabeth proceed by offering her beauty expertise.

Ep. #9943

Zander expresses his feelings to Carly. Carly's blood boils after Zander reveals that Sonny hired him to watch over her, and she urges conflicted Zander not to tell Sonny that Zander told her the truth. At the same time, Sonny presses Alexis to reveal her true feelings about him, and Alexis attempts to muster up the courage to confess. Zander ruins the moment when he arrives to admit that he told Carly the truth. Sonny fumes and fires Zander, and Alexis ends up blasting Sonny for his behavior. Carly threatens to burn down her club in order to get Jax's attention, and Jax offers to handle Sonny after learning that he continues to bother Carly as well as Skye. However, Carly assures Jax that she can and will handle Sonny on her own. AJ continues spinning a web for Courtney, getting her to confide that she feels overwhelmed with her new family situation. AJ attempts to give Courtney a large sum of money for emergencies, and Courtney appears tempted to take it. Meanwhile, Gia overhears Laura and Nikolas confess that they still feel Stavros' presence, and Gia takes steps to help Nikolas by declining to renew her Deception contract in order to spend more time with him.

Ep. #9945

Sonny apologizes to Alexis. Kristina starts to confess to Alexis her slip to Sonny, but decides to cover when she discovers that Sonny did not press the issue. Sonny makes amends with Carly and Zander, and Carly cheers when Sonny offers to give Zander his old job back. Zander accepts, and Zander decides against declaring his true feelings for clueless Carly after noting Carly and Sonny's continued closeness. Elizabeth pales when Sarah announces her intentions to stay in Port Charles, and Gia sympathizes with Elizabeth after uncovering the dirt afterward. Gia and Nikolas get past arguing on their way home, and Elizabeth ends her date with Lucky to spend more time with her returned sister. Skye uses her physical charms to lure Jax toward helping her obliterate Sonny, and Skye closes the deal by returning to Jax later with evidence of another supposed threat against her. Meanwhile, Alan apologizes to Melissa for his insinuations, and he gives Melissa her job back. Roy reacts favorably to the news, but he secretly grows concerned when he hears Melissa promising Edward that she will "take care of him" if it comes to a point where Edward can no longer take care of himself.

Ep. #9947

Sonny and AJ feign civility, and AJ sends Sonny to new levels of fury when he reveals to Sonny that Courtney lives in the same building as AJ. Sonny interrupts Courtney trying to orchestrate a peaceful meeting with her parents to blast Mike about putting his sister up in AJ's hotel. Janine joins the fight between Sonny and Mike, and upset Courtney runs away from the scene with Mike's car keys. Meanwhile, Elizabeth fails to convince Gia that Sarah does not intend to steal Nikolas away from Gia. Edward forces Skye to announce her supposed desires to make Edward CEO of ELQ in return for keeping mum about her secret plans for Jax. Alan reacts to Skye's gesture with pride, and Jax reacts with surprise, but Ned remains skeptical. Skye receives a threatening photo, and Jax rushes off to confront Sonny about it. However, AJ stuns Skye when he steps forward and claims responsibility, intending to get at Sonny through Jax. Ned arrives upon the scene just in time to hear Skye conspiring with AJ against Edward. Finally, Bobbie brushes off Scott's preliminary advances, but Scott returns in a tuxedo and convinces her to give him a try.

Ep. #9948

Mac reveals to Sonny that Jax has had Sonny's warehouse condemned, and Skye interrupts a potentially explosive moment between Sonny and Jax. Sonny notes Skye's suspicious behavior as she runs to Jax's side, and Jax questions Skye when Skye uses the truth to further her plans. Laura helps Roy delve into Melissa's background to squelch rumors labeling Melissa as an angel of death, while Melissa hopes to shrug off suspicion by pressing Edward to sign a new will. AJ overhears Mike and Janine's spat, and Janine informs AJ that she defended him against Sonny. AJ tells Janine that he has fallen in love with Courtney and that he wants to marry her. Meanwhile, Liz, Gia and Courtney suffer the aftermath of their terrible car accident. Courtney regains consciousness and desperately tries to free Gia, but the door remains jammed, and Taggert arrives before Max and Johnny can convince Courtney to flee the scene. Taggert tends to injured Gia, and Gia wants to believe Taggert's accusations that Courtney ran the red light. Elizabeth remains unconscious at the hospital, and Sonny objects when Taggert wants a blood alcohol test done on Courtney.

Ep. #9950

Skye seductively confesses to Jax that she likes how he stood up for her, and Jax offers to be her champion. Sonny threatens Taggert in retaliation for Taggert arresting Courtney to get at Sonny. Gia admits to Nikolas that she in fact drove the car through the red light, and Gia panics at the possibility of taking a blood alcohol test. However, Nikolas prevents further action by paying an eyewitness to finger Courtney as the guilty party, and oblivious Florence questions Gia's passionate defense of Nikolas as a result. Alexis pressures Taggert to release Courtney, but Taggert remains convinced that Courtney almost killed Gia. Matters appear to get worse when Alexis learns that Courtney drove Mike's car even though the insurance had lapsed. Meanwhile, Courtney continues to plead innocent, and she slips out of the police department and runs off to AJ's. At the hospital, Lucky rants at an opportunistic photographer and takes his film. Sarah intervenes, but Lucky rushes up to the hospital rooftop, and Sarah chases after him. Lucky tests Sarah's nerves by standing precariously close to the edge, but news of Elizabeth ultimately gets him to come down. At the same time, Kristina and Ned continue their spat about Alexis and Sonny over dinner.

Ep. #9952

Zander wants to share his feelings for Carly with her, but he ultimately focuses on boosting Carly's self-confidence instead by pushing her to jump back on the horse and drive the car. Alexis rejects Kristina's belief that Sonny's presence will endanger Alexis' life, and Alexis accuses Jax and Ned of poisoning Kristina's mind. Mike enters the scene with news that Courtney has disappeared, and a doorman interrupts the escalating argument between father and son with a note from Courtney explaining that she has left town. However, AJ convinces Courtney to let him take care of her instead. AJ promises Courtney that he will handle all of the details regarding her family, and Courtney's false sense of security grows. Roy spills his suspicions about Melissa to Bobbie, and reluctant Bobbie starts to accept the possibility once Roy presents the evidence. Bobbie and Roy peruse Melissa's case histories, and both react with horror when two separate files mention "a blessing." Meanwhile, Edward demands that Skye sign a resignation document giving the CEO spot to Edward. However, Skye paints a different scenario for Edward and upsets him to the point of faking a heart attack. Melissa overhears the melodramatic Edward ask Alan to arrange for Edward's death, and once Edward sinks into a sedated sleep, Melissa appears willing to make Edward's wishes come true.

Ep. #9954

Laura questions the validity of Luke's dangerous predicament after the capture of another spy message. Carly overhears Jax tempting Zander with a five million dollar proposition that would allow Zander to get back at Sonny, and Carly threatens to tell Sonny. Ned assures Skye that he will destroy her relationship with Jax unless she signs the CEO post over to Edward, and Jax discovers Skye secretly investigating Ned's connection to Jax. Melissa attempts to convince Roy of the moral correctness of her mercy killings, but Roy refutes Melissa's argument and maintains that she must turn herself in for taking God's law into her own hands. At the same time, Bobbie studies the evidence on Melissa, and Bobbie accuses Melissa of murder. Crumbling, Melissa recites chapter and verse of the mercy killings as Taggert arrests her. Taggert probes Nikolas and Gia about Elizabeth, and afterward, Gia and Nikolas do their best to muddy the waters by bombarding Elizabeth with their version of the accident.

Ep. #9956

Time stands still on Valentines Day in the town of Port Charles as each character's deepest fantasies are revealed. Luke and Laura have parallel fantasies that show the depth of their love-- Luke fantasizes that Laura declares her love and accepts him for who he is, while Laura imagines that Luke returns to her, ready to live the life she wants. Alexis fantasizes that Sonny helps her overcome her inhibitions and leads her into passion, while Sonny's deepest fantasy has him torn between Carly and Alexis. Carly's desire is to win back Sonny's respect. Gia's fantasy takes a sinister turn when she imagines Nikolas turning into his father. Elizabeth fantasizes finally vanquishing Helena and restoring Lucky's love for her. AJ triumphantly reigns victorious over Sonny in an unexpected arena. Ned fantasizes a romantic and passionate duet with Kristina. Courtney's fantasies take her on a magical and possibly romantic night with AJ.