Summer: Thursday, July 30, 2009

Edward is really mad at the town for randomly arresting him with Rebecca. While waiting to be bailed out, Nikolas shows up and gloats to Edward that he needs Nikolas after all. Nickolas then accused Edward of taking Rebecca for a joy ride in a stolen car. Lucky later goes down to the station after talking with Tracy earlier that day, and releases Edward and Rebecca from custody. It had later been determined that Michael had switched license plates with Edward's car in effort to elude the police. Edward then smiles at Michael'a resourcefulness.

Michael and Kristina decided to take a break at a closed resturaunt. Michael suggested that they should head to Mexico instead of Canada. According to Michael, no one would expect them to go south. Kristina's hesitation prompted Michael to remind his sister that she could return to Port Charles. He offered to put her on the next bus if she wished to go home. Kristina refused to consider it; she intended to remain with Michael.

Jason was frustrated when his SUV stalled in the middle of "nowhere." A quick check under the hood revealed an odd-looking device that Jason immediately attributed to Spinelli. Jason recalled that Spinelli had been looking into ways to convert the SUV's engine in order to conserve fuel. At the Port Charles police station, Spinelli tried to talk to Mac. Unfortunately for Spinelli, Mac wasn't in the mood to humor Spinelli. Mac insisted that he was too busy with work. Spinelli stubbornly refused to be dismissed.

He explained to Mac that he was seeking Mac's permission for something. That snagged Mac's attention. Spinelli slowly worked up the courage to ask for Mac's blessing to marry Maxie, but before he could get the words out, Maxie jumped out of hiding and screamed, "NO!" Heads turned and guns were drawn as everyone focused on Maxie. Spinelli was happy to see Maxie; he viewed it as an opportunity to talk to Mac together.

When Spinelli's cell phone rang, Maxie urged Spinelli to answer it. Spinelli capitulated when he recognized Jason's number. Jason was furious. He demanded to know how to disable the device that Spinelli had put on the SUV's engine. Spinelli tried to give Jason the proper instructions, but it was clear that Spinelli had no idea what he was talking about.Mac had walked away by the time Spinelli ended the call. Lulu and Maxie urged Spinelli to abandon his plan to talk to Mac. They pointed out that Mac appeared to be in a hostile mood and was unlikely be receptive to Spinelli's request. Lulu didn't think it would be fair to make Maxie chose between Mac and Spinelli. Spinelli reluctantly agreed.

Jason's anger mounted when he failed to properly disengage the gas-saving device from his engine. Sam suggested that they call the auto club, but Jason nixed the idea. According to Jason, it would take too long. Eventually, Sam offered to take a look at the engine. Jason was delighted when Sam managed to fix the problem. Moments later, they were back on the road. Jason and Sam ended up at the same restaurant that Michael and Kristina had stopped at.

However, Michael and Kristina were gone by the time Jason and Sam arrived. Sam found it curious that the restaurant's door had been open, yet no one appeared to be working. While they stood inside the restaurant, Jason noticed a smudge on Sam's cheek. A moment of awareness passed between them when Jason tried to wipe it away.

At the Jacks residence, Carly angrily accused Alexis of driving Claudia off of the road and then framing Michael for the deed. Jax tried to calm Carly down, to no avail. Alexis asked Jax if he honestly believed that she was capable of driving a pregnant woman off the road, leaving her there, and then framing a teenager for the accident. Jax confessed that he didn't think Alexis would do such a thing.

Sonny was surprised to find Claudia out of bed when he entered her hospital room. Sonny admonished Claudia, insisting that it was too soon for her to be walking around. Claudia demanded to know why Sonny was there. Sonny waited until Claudia was settled back in bed before he tackled her question. He explained that Carly claimed that Michael hadn't been responsible for Claudia's accident. Claudia appeared to have her doubts, but remained quiet. Sonny asked Claudia to back Carly's story. Before Claudia could respond, Alexis walked in. Alexis offered Sonny and Claudia her condolences on the loss of their child before she revealed that Michael and Kristina had left town together.

Sonny's guilt was compounded because that meant that he had wrongly "unloaded" on Michael. Sonny believed that he had failed Michael and Kristina. He was certain that his confrontation with Michael had prompted his children to run away. He was sick with worry that something would happen to them if they weren't found in time. Claudia was on the phone with her Uncle Rudy. She thanked him for his help and vowed that she would have justice for her baby. After she ended the call, Claudia called Jerry. She told him that her baby was "no more" because Michael had gotten behind the wheel of a car. Jerry wondered why Claudia had called him. Claudia instructed Jerry, "find Michael and bring him to me."

At the police station, Jax approached Mac to discuss Claudia's accident. Mac led Jax to an interrogation room for privacy. Jax insisted that Carly had told the truth about the hybrid car that she had seen fleeing the scene of the accident. While the men spoke, Diane walked in. She had a search warrant for Alexis' automobiles.

Alexis entered the interrogation room moments later. Alexis demanded to know why Diane had gone behind her back to talk to a judge. Diane explained that she had a responsibility to represent Michael to the best of her ability. When Lucky poked his head in, the news was grim. Forensics had found something on one of Alexis' cars. In the police department's garage, Alexis seemed resigned when chips of paint matching Claudia's car were found on one of her vehicles. Mac asked Alexis who had driven the car. In a surprising move, Alexis took responsibility for driving Claudia off of the road.