Exiled

  Nik sent granny packing and I'm sure gonna miss her!   I don't like to play favorites in this blog, but Constance Towers is awesome and I can't get enough of her portrayal of Helena, Queen of Darkness.  Elsewhere in The Chuckles, Alexis calls BS on Ned's claiming to be Olivia's baby daddy.   Tracy sees Luke change his tune on a dime when she mentions his childhood.  Georgie and Rocco have their first playdate and epic cuteness ensues for about 30 seconds before the focus shifts to their mothers.  Spinelli literally runs into Nathan at Kelly's.  Patrick gives Jake's Greek chorus the lowdown on his brain surgery. 

  KELLY'S

  SPINELLI:  Muscular detective, I'm sorry I ran into your coffee cup.  My clumsiness is most unfortunate.   I'll buy you a new one. 
  NATHAN:  No sweat, Spinelli.  I'll skip the sugar.  Gotta keep this physique hot and sexy for my woman. 
  SPINELLI:  About your woman, I broke up with Ellie because I believe I may still fancy her affections.
  NATHAN:  Oooookaaaay.  
  SPINELLI:  She told me that you and she had an altercation about a certain mobster.  
  NATHAN:  She told you?
 
 HOSPITAL

  ALEXIS:  Um, Ned, when did you have sex with Olivia?    How can you be her baby daddy?
  NED:  When you were pissed at me in late November, early December.  
  ALEXIS:  I love how you keep records of my moods. 
  JULIAN:  Are you sure I'm not the baby daddy?  
  NED:  The kid's mine, Jerome.  Get over it. 
 

WYNDEMERE

  LIZ:  Jake made it through surgery and the chip was removed, no thanks to you, Helena.  Nikolas, send this woman packing.
  NIKOLAS:  I assure you, Liz, that my grandmother's stay is temporary.   By the way, since my unsavory relative caused Jake to need brain surgery, I'll cover the costs. 
  HELENA:  Honestly, Nurse Webber, can you be any more TEDIOUS?  
  LIZ:  I have to go before Dr. O orders ME to undergo brain surgery. 
  HELENA:  Send my regards to dear Liesl.  
  LIZ:  Yeah, whatever. 
  NIKOLAS:  I hope you enjoyed your stay at Wyndemere, Grandmother, because it's OVER!   Gentlemen, would you kindly escort my grandmother to Cassadine Island?  
  HELENA:  How dare you co-opt MY operatives.  
  NIKOLAS:  They're MY goons now, Grandmother.  
  HELENA:  I must speak with Luke. 
  NIKOLAS:  I don't think so. 
  HELENA:  If young Spencer should ask where I have gone, I hope you will be prepared to see the disappointment in his eyes when he hears that you have sent me away. 

  LULU AND DANTE'S APARTMENT

  MAXIE:  Look who's here!   Rocco's got a new bestie!  Or future girlfriend.   By the way, I need help.  Spinelli's still in love with me. 
  LULU:  No way!  Did you tell him you're with Nathan now? 
  MAXIE:  Well, here's the thing:  Nathan and I kind of had a fight about how I helped Johnny leave town. 
  LULU:  You helped Johnny run from the law?  
  MAXIE:  Come on, Lulu, you would have totally done the same thing. 
  LULU:  Yeah, probably.  

 PCPD JAIL

  LUKE:  SOMEBODY HEEEEEEEELLLLLPPPP ME!   WHAT'S HAAAAAAPPPPENNING TO ME?  
  TRACY:  Well this is a different Luke than I saw when I was last here. 
  LUKE:  It was that man.  That man who had my face.   But that man...I think he was me.   Or a figment of my imagination.   Or maybe I have another personality like that blond Falconeri woman.
  TRACY:  I had a little chat with Helena Cassadine.  I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I agree with her that something in your childhood, something terrible caused your mind to split in two. 
  LUKE:  Helena?  What does the Dragon Lady know about me?   You need to stay away from that woman.  She's bad news.  
  TRACY:  Believe me, I don't make a habit of paying social calls to that lunatic, but I was desperate for answers.  
  LUKE:  So you believe me.  You believe I'm not this psycho who's been running around with my face?
 TRACY:  I believe you.  Now let's talk about your childhood. 
 LUKE:  Get out of here you nagging bitch!   Go take a long walk off a short pier. 
 TRACY:  I must have flipped the switch.  I'm going to go find PATRICIA and get some answers!

  HOSPITAL

 PATRICK:  Jake's surgery was successful.  We took the Helena Chip out of his head, but we don't know yet whether or not there is any brain damage. 
 CARLY:  Poor Jake!  I hope he's going to be okay. 
 SAM:  Do you think that if he wakes up, he'll remember who he is? 
 PATRICK:  Ask Elizabeth.  She said she heard him say something right before he went under the sauce. 
  LIZ:  He said something like "I know who I am" but I couldn't make anything out after that. 
 
 LULU AND DANTE'S APARTMENT

 TRACY:  Lulu, I need to talk to you about Luke. 
 MAXIE:  Don't worry, Tracy, I'm out of here. 
 LULU:  What about Dad?
 TRACY:  There is something very seriously wrong with your father's mental state.   One minute, he was scared and confused about who he was and what he had done and the next, he was back to being that Fluke monster he's been for the past year.  
 LULU:  Poor Daddy!   What could have happened in that childhood home to have messed with his mind like that?  

HOSPITAL

LIZ:  Jake, now that you're awake, who are you?