"I thought I might find you here," Monica said, entering the chapel area.
"You guessed right," Charles said, sitting in one of the pews.
"May I?" Monica asked, gesturing to the spot next to Charles.
Charles shrugged. Monica sat down next to him.
"Michael said you might have overheard…" Monica started to say, "Well he asked me to see if you were okay."
"That my daughter-in-law likely has ovarian cancer," Charles said, "I overheard that. I knew she had been under the weather, Monica. I should have insisted she go see a doctor a month ago. But I guess I wanted to believe that it was just a bug she'd get over."
"You cannot beat yourself up," Monica said, "No one could have imagined this. Even I'm having a hard time believing it. I normally wouldn't even considered ovarian cancer at Kellie's age."
"What are the odds, Monica?" Charles said, "That my son would die of leukemia. And now my daughter-in-law might be…I don't even know if we'll find her alive."
"You can't think that way," Monica said, "If there's one thing I know about Kellie, is she's a fighter all the way, even when she doesn't have to be."
"That she is," Charles said.
"I remember when we found out Luis Alcazar wasn't dead years ago and he'd kidnapped Tyler and Sonny," Monica said, "Lorenzo was in jail. Jason was in the hospital and trying to convince Kellie that if she got a lead on Tyler and Sonny not to go running off by herself."
"That didn't go over well," Charles said.
"Jason had an idea where to look and didn't want to tell her until he knew someone could go with her," Monica said, "I knew he couldn't not tell her, but that she…"
"Would pursue that lead no matter how risky it was for her," Charles said, "Not if she could save the people she cares about."
"I don't know how I did it," Monica said, "I thought it was a long shot. But I convinced her to wait until she had back up if we told her Jason's theory about where Luis was keeping them. At least she could see it if panned out in the meantime."
"I'm sure you're very persuasive when you want to be," Charles said.
"Truthfully, I guess I guilted her," Monica said, "Told her that Jason wouldn't forgive himself if something happened to her. They weren't romantically involved then, obviously. But my daughter Emily had been killed not long before that. Jason took that hard and I knew it would be like losing Emily all over again if something happened to Kellie and he wasn't able to help her. And now I can't imagine what's going through Jason's mind."
"On one hand, Carly needed help," Charles said, "She was in immediate danger. "
"It won't make it any easier," Monica said, "And Sonny's off God knows where."
"Trying to find Dante," Charles said, "Because Dante's like his sister, running off into a situation he maybe shouldn't have by himself."
Before Monica could reply she got a text message. She read it.
"I have to go," Monica said, "I know this hard. But I can't help thinking that maybe we're due for a few miracles."
"How is Oscar?" Charles asked as she was leaving.
"This last seizure was bad," Monica said.
"It sounds we both could use those miracles," Charles said as she left.
Lorenzo's Hospital Room
Lorenzo made it through surgery, but hadn't woken up yet.
"We got the bullet out," Griffin said, "But it did a lot of damage and there is a lot of swelling."
"Will he wake up?" Sam asked.
"It's anyone's guess at this point," Griffin said, "The next 24-48 hours will tell us a lot."
"Your dad will be okay," Alexis said, putting her arm around Sam, "He has to be. He's too stubborn to do anything else."
"I hope you're right," Sam said, "Could you stay here for a moment? I want call Drew, let him know how Dad's doing, see how Oscar is, and find out how Danny ended up in Canada."
"Of course," Alexis said, "You do whatever you need to do."
"Thank you," Sam in the waiting room, Sam was about to call Drew when she heard her name.
"Sam," Shiloh called out, approaching, "I wanted to come and offer my support for your family. When Kristina told me your Dad had been shot, I knew I had to be here for you."
"Thank you," Sam said, "But it's really not necessary."
"Just know that your Dawn of Day family is here for you," Shiloh said, "Did the police find your cousin's daughter?"
"They did," Sam said, "But my cousin is now missing."
"That's horrible," Shiloh said, "That must have been a horrific experience for her daughter. Maybe Dawn of Day could help her process that somehow."
"That won't be necessary," Charles said, having left the chapel "My granddaughter is getting the help she needs."
"I don't believe we've met," Shiloh said.
"Shiloh," Sam said, "This is Charles Scott, my cousin Kellie's father-in-law."
"I'd say it was a pleasure to meet you," Shiloh said, "But under these circumstance it feels trite."
"If you'll excuse me, I need to get back to my granddaughter," Charles said.
"Of course," Shiloh said, "I know Dawn of Day's help may be unconventional. But as I'm sure Sam and Kristina can tell you…"
"If I want to know more," Charles said, brushing Shiloh off, "I'll let them tell me themselves."
Back in Lorenzo's room, Alexis was talking to Lorenzo.
"Now you listen to me," Alexis said, "You had better come out of this. No brain damage, no impairments. Your daughters and nieces need you."
Alexis choked up, "Hell….I need you. And if you ever repeat that I'll deny it. Not that you're going to remember this if you even heard it."
Alexis was startled by the sound of a groan. When she looked over at Lorenzo, she saw his eyes flutter.
Portland, OR
Spinelli had gotten copies of Kellie's medical records and was scanning through them. He scanned through the notes and the documents. He went back to the previous pages and then back and forth again, to ensure he saw what he thought he was seeing. Then he kept scanning through the rest of the records. After letting out an elated squeal of joy, he picked up his cell phone to make a call.
General Hospital - Chief of Staff's Office
Monica was pouring over Kellie's files from California when pushed her chair back in shock, exclaiming "Oh my god."
