October 2006

Robin and Patrick argued over the experimental treatment. Soon after, they shared a tender moment, but they were interrupted when Lorenzo came and threatened Robin. He wanted her to tell Robert that he wanted his child. After said threat, the mobster exited. Later, Robin overheard Patrick advise Luke against the experimental treatment and the duo fought again.

Lorenzo had a couple of his men grab Robin to scare her. Lorenzo threatened her to get her father to bring back Skye or there would be consequences. Patrick came up after Lorenzo left and she told him what happened. He asked her to go to Paris with him to meet with the doctor about Laura's condition. He wanted to be convinced about this new treatment. She refused to go with him because of her work with a patient. Patrick called Robert to look after Robin while he was gone. Robert showed up at the hospital and Robin was upset with Patrick for calling him. She later apologized to him and they both admitted they cared about each other.

Elizabeth ran in to Patrick and he asked what was wrong. She told him that Lucky called and when she called him back she couldn't talk.

Robin finds a badly beaten Robert lying on the docks. She checks him over and demands to know if Lorenzo Alcazar was behind this as Lorenzo is lurking in the shadows listening. Robin asks Robert to tell end all of this and just tell Lorenzo where Skye is so they can talk. Robert refuses to give in to Alcazar and Robin gets upset with him.

Robert and Robin are then at General Hospital and a doctor is checking Robert out and orders a CT scan. Detective Rodriguez comes into Robert's hospital room to question Robert about who assaulted him. Robert is upset that Robin calls the police and he refuses to say if Alcazar was behind the attack. Robert says he accidentally fell down the stairs. Detective Rodriguez apologetically tells Robin that there is nothing that he can do if Robert won't press charges and he leaves. Robin is frustrated with Robert and threatens to call Anna to talk some sense into Robert. Robert talks Robin out of this and says Anna does not need or want to be bothered with her ex-husbands mishaps. Robin tells Robert that he is supposed to be making up for all the lost time with her and not putting his life in danger for other people's problems and that she does not want to spend all of her time worrying about him and wondering if he will be killed, and she walks out of his room

Robin goes to see Jason for advice on what to do about Alcazar. Jason warns Robin that Alcazar is more dangerous now than ever before. Robin is worried that just when she gets her father back she will lose him again. Robin tells Jason that she thought she was doing everything right in her life but lately she feels like everything is falling apart. She expresses her concern over Patrick's exposure to HIV and how it is affecting her. Jason comments that Patrick seems to make Robin happy. Robin acknowledges that she is happy but that she feels like she is walking on eggshells waiting for it all to end. Jason tells Robin that when you find someone who makes you happy like that you should hold on to it. Robin advises Jason that he needs to take his own advice.

Robin goes back to the hospital and apologizes to Robert. The doctor come back and tells Robert that his CT scan was fine and Robert asks if he can travel much to Robin's dismay. The doctor reluctantly clears Robert to travel. Robin is upset that Robert is going to go away and Robert's response to her is that he would not be a very good father if he didn't stand up for what he believes in. Robin protests that Robert is just going to lead Robert right to Skye and Robert tells her that he has no intention of doing that and that he is planning on leading Alcazar on a wild goose chase.

Patrick runs into Lucky at General Hospital as he is leaving. Patrick tells Lucky to go back to rehab to work on his recovery because that his him only chance with his wife. Lucky responds that nothing is going to stop him form getting his family back.

Robin runs into Luke on the docks. Robin asks him how his trip to Paris went and if he liked what the doctor said about Laura's case. Luke tells her he was very pleased with what the doctor had to say. Luke feels that this is the first time that there has been any hope for Laura to recover and thanks Robin for making this possible. He also tells her that Patrick listened to the doctor but felt there was not real scientific evidence that supports using this experimental drug on Laura. Luke hands her a little wrapped gift and tells her that Patrick asked him to give it to her from him. Robin is touched that Patrick remembered her birthday. Robert shows up soon after to complain about Alcazar and how he found out where Skye was because she called Alan. Luke figures Alcazar had a trace put on the phones at the Quartermaine estate. Luke tells Robert he is going to go look for Skye and save her from Alcazar. Robert feels he should go help him since she was his assignment. Luke tells him that he should go find her himself because she is not an assignment to him. Robert worries about Skye as well and the two men plan to hatch a plan to stop Alcazar. Robin suggests that they let the police handle this themselves. Robert and Luke smile at Robin and laugh at such a suggestion. Robert tells Robin that he didn't forget her birthday. Robin tells them she has to leave and suggests they are too old to be hatching plans against Alcazar. Robert promises to be careful. Later, Robert shows up at the hospital and surprises Robin with a gift. She tells him he didn't have to get her a gift. He swears that he bought her the gift a couple of weeks ago and takes his receipt out to prove it to her. Robin insists he doesn't have to show her the receipt. Robin opens the gift and it turns out to be a bracelet. Robin laughs and Robert thinks something is wrong with it. Robin tells him that Patrick got her the same exact gift and that maybe Anna was right, that she is dating a man exactly like her father. Robert points out that isn't exactly a bad thing. Robin agrees. They share a hug and Robert tells her he wants to have dinner with her soon.

Sam accused Elizabeth of wanting her baby to be Jason's. Liz defended her one-night stand with Jason, pointing out that he and Sam were broken up at the time. She also threw Sam's one-nighter with Ric in her face. Jason walked up and ordered the women to cool down. Ms. McCall maintained Liz's pregnancy was a little too "convenient" and departed in a huff.

When Patrick returned from Paris to a smoochy Robin, she asked if the doctor can bring Laura back? Epiphany interrupted their embrace to tell him a certain patient was requesting him. Turned out Mr. Williams was HIV-positive and heard Patrick is sympathetic. Patrick told Robin he's getting a reputation for sensitivity. Epiphany interrupted another embrace with another patient request.

Patrick plans to operate on another patient with AIDS. Noah hears about it and is very concerned. He asks Patrick not to do the surgery and put himself at potential risk again for being exposed but Patrick insists on doing it. Noah tries to go around him and has his surgical team put in place. Patrick argues with him about it. Noah accuses him of taking on high-risk activities because he is addicted to the challenge. Patrick feels that he is the best person to do the surgery. Robin feels caught in the middle. She tells Patrick that she has to agree with Noah that Patrick likes to do high-risks things as part of his nature but disagrees with Noah about trying to go around things to do the surgery because it is Patrick's patient and he makes the decisions for him. Noah ends up storming off in a huff in frustration.

Robin and Patrick are in the hospital room of a patient, Mr. Billings. They are discussing his surgery with him and reassure him that he is in good hands and that Patrick is a fabulous surgeon. Mr. Billings refuses to sign a consent form once he learns that Patrick was exposed to AIDS. Patrick tries to reassure Mr. Billings that while he was cut in the OR and exposed to AIDS, he has tested negative twice so far and he is on the PEP protocol. Mr. Billings doesn't care about this and refuses to allow Patrick to perform the surgery. Mr. Billings becomes even more upset when he finds out that Robin is HIV +. Alan walks into the room and Mr. Billings demands that another surgeon perform the surgery. Alan advises him that Dr. Richardson was scheduled to assist and that he can perform the surgery. Mr. Billings tells Alan that he wants Dr. Richardson to perform the surgery. Robin tells Mr. Billings that he is risking his health because Dr. Richardson is not as good a surgeon as Dr. Drake. Mr. Billings doesn't care and tells them that he is willing to take the risk. Patrick and Robin are talking in the hall outside the patient's room and Robin is upset at how the patient reacted.

Later Patrick invites Robin to go on a picnic with him since his afternoon is now free. Robin is upset because Patrick compared her concern for his safety to Mr. Billings refusal to allow Patrick to operate. Patrick explains to Robin that he feels like people who have HIV and AIDS need his help and that he enjoys pushing the envelope and taking risks to help them. As they are talking, Alan walks up and informs them that there were complications in the surgery and Mr. Billings passed away on the operating table. Robin feels like it was a pointless waste of a human life and Patrick realizes that is why Robin is a researcher and not a surgeon. Robin agrees and points out that she could not deal with a patient refusing care that they needed because they were afraid of getting HIV or AIDS. Patrick admits that he judged Robin too quickly and he apologizes for this. Robin accepts his apology and she apologizes to Patrick for letting her fear get in the way of what he does best. Patrick tells Robin that he understands why she worries about him and he admits that he likes it when she worries about him. He tells Robin that when he looks at her he realizes how fortunate he is to have her in his life. Robin agrees and they share a romantic kiss.

At Shadybrook, Robin was saddened that there had been no change with Laura's catatonia, and resented Patrick's indifference in the matter. However, abiding by Luke's wishes, Robin kept silent about possibly using the wonder drug LS-49 when Nikolas came to visit. Patrick told Robin that she's too close to this case and needs to resign. Luke then showed up and asked, "When can we start Laura on the treatment?" He told Robin to go ahead with it. Lulu needs her mother, he reasoned. Luke had a conversation with Laura about how much her children need her. "Damn the odds!" He kissed Laura on the head, walked out of the room and told Robin and Patrick, "Let's do it!"

Robin administers the experimental drug to Laura through her IV. Luke tells Laura what Robin is doing and then asks Robin and Patrick how long it will take to get a reaction from Laura. Robin tells him that it should be soon. Lulu, Lucky, and Nikolas show up to find out what is going on. Robin and Patrick explain the experimental drug and what it is expected to do. Nikolas is not pleased that he was not informed of the drug and its side effects. Robin and Patrick explain the side effects to them. Nikolas asks Robin and Patrick why they didn't tell him what was going on when he was there the other day visiting Laura. Robin tells Nikolas that Luke didn't want any of them to know in case the drug didn't work. Nikolas points out that Luke is not Laura's next of kin, her children are and they should have been notified first. Nikolas, Lulu, and Lucky barge into Laura's room to see her. Robin tries to stop them from disrupting Laura or trying to stop the medication from being administered. Nikolas insists they stop giving Laura the medicine and tries to pull the I.V. out of Laura. Luke stops him by grabbing him by the arms and warning him not to stop what they are doing. Lucky speaks up and tells them that he is for trying the new drug and points out that Laura would want them to try the drug on her even if there was a good chance it wouldn't work on her. Later, everyone is disappointed when Laura doesn't respond to the medicine within the time frame the doctors expect her to. Lucky, Lulu, and Nikolas go in separately to visit Laura. Lulu tells her about her abortion and how she really hoped the medicine would work so she could come back to her and tell her that she did the right thing. Meanwhile, Robin confides in Patrick that she should never have told Luke about the drug and promised not to tell the others about it. Robin examines Laura and sees no difference. Nikolas goes in to see Laura and tells her about how much his son reminds him of her and tearfully says goodbye to her. When he leaves, Laura moves her head a little bit and seems to be a little responsive. Luke goes in last to see Laura. He tells her that their luck has run out and starts to leave her room. Laura shocks Luke when she calls out his name.

Patrick examines Laura and said she is doing surprisingly well. Luke was excited telling Robin about when she woke up. He told her what she remembers so far. Robin told him that the large time gap can be unsettling to her so she will need a psychiatrist.

Luke and Robin show up to see Laura in her room. They are surprised to discover that she is not in her room and none of the staff have seen her. Nikolas shows up soon after and they tell him that Laura took off. Robin asks Luke more about what caused the initial trauma in Laura to begin with. Luke and Nikolas tell her that Laura accidentally killed one of her stepfather's mistresses and explain how Rick Webber gave her a sedative of some kind back when it happened and she repressed the memory all those years ago. Robin gets a call on her cell-phone from one of the staff. She tells them that one of the groundskeepers saw Laura leave about an hour ago.

Later, Robin shows up at the hospital and asks Laura if she is o.k. Laura tells her she is feeling great and just wants to be free to move and do what she wants for right now and tells her to call Luke and let him know she is o.k.

Patrick fretted that he and Robin have become predictable, so she surprised him by taking him to the Star. Patrick used gambling to demonstrate to Robin that taking risks is fun.