#12531
Kate reads a book about Llanview's Viki/Niki and Jess/Tess at Crimson. She ends up becoming really worried and decides that she has to get rid of Connie for good. She hides the book after Jason shows up wanting her help in proving the gun found in her office doesn't belong to Sonny. Connie ends up regaining control and has a go at Jason, who is confused about what is going on. Steve and Olivia eat at the Metro Court and he receives a call from his mother. Steve fells wary after she tells him that she needs to see him. Anna and John meet up at the Metro Court bar and he shows her a restraining order from Sonny. He also tells Anna that he believes that Kate is hiding something about Sonny's case. Olivia ends up interrupting them and gives Anna a letter which allows Anna to give John free rein on the case. Anna quizzes Olivia about Kate after John leaves. Steve goes to see his mother who is pleased to see him but he remains reserved wondering what she really wants. Steve learns that he can help get her freed as she has been declared sane. Steve say that can't help her. After agreeing to read the letter she wrote, Steve ends up agreeing to be responsible for her because he knows people do things they later regret. Sam thinks back to her conversation with Heather about Susan having twins. Sam wonders how she is going to break the news to Jason. Sonny meets with Alexis at her house to talk about his trial. Sonny doesn't want Alexis passing suspicion onto Kate that the gun could belong to her. Sonny leaves as Sam shows up to see her mother but Alexis gets called away. Sam starts to cry as she thinks about Franco possibly being the father of her unborn child. John shows up to see Alexis and asks Sam if anything is wrong after he notices she looks upset. Sam wants John to leave but he refuses. Delores has a fight with Eddie on the phone and then joins a suspicious Dante and Lulu in the squad room. Shawn shows up with a stripper friend who has been attacked. Dante and Delores ask her questions and she shows Dante a badge from the Port Charles history museum that she managed to rip off the man. Dante later confronts Delores about Eddie, who has been doing some construction work at the history museum. Spinelli tells Lullu that he needs Maxie's file. Lulu later suggests to Dante that she goes undercover as a stripper to catch the stalker.