It’s the next morning. At the hospital, Kevin and Laura arrive having been called by Valentin. Valentin explains Charlotte is in surgery as she was shot by Anna. Laura gasps, “Oh my god, no.” They sit down, and Valentin says he doesn’t know what Charlotte’s intentions were in breaking in, and he doesn’t know what she’s capable of.

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Kevin asks if Anna said what happened, but Valentin says he couldn’t bring himself to talk to her, he couldn’t get his head around the idea that she shot Charlotte.

Anna is at Sonny’s, and he asks Anna if she got any sleep. She says every time she closed her eyes, she replayed the shooting over and over. Nina comes out from the bedroom and asks if everything is all right. Anna tells her, no, it’s not. Nina asks what is going on? Anna says, “It’s Charlotte, it was an accident… I shot her.”

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Nina takes off, and Anna doesn’t know why Charlotte was in her apartment or even how she got in. She explains she only saw a figure standing over her trunk, and when they turned, it appeared they had a weapon. Anna thinks she never should have gotten rid of the bodyguard, as this wouldn’t have happened if they were there. She cries if Charlotte doesn’t make it then it’s her fault.

Sonny tells her not to beat herself up, but Anna cries she shot a fifteen-year-old girl. She should have stopped and assessed the situation, it’s not shoot first and ask questions later. She says she hit her target, and then Jake came looking for Charlotte, and she realized what she’d done.

Sonny says unfortunately he knows what feeling, and recalls shooting Dante without knowing who he was. It was Olivia who blurted out as he was bleeding out that he shot his own son. He knows how the shock she is feeling is unbearable. Anna cries this entire situation is a nightmare, and how could she have been so reckless? She doesn’t know how she lives with this. Anna still doesn’t know how to come to terms with what she did. Sonny says that’s why he prays, and maybe she should try it. Anna says he’s a good Catholic, and she’s a lapsed Anglican. Sonny tells her that God always listens.

Back at the hospital, Valentine tells Kevin and Laura that he doesn’t know any details about Charlotte, or even where she was shot. All he knows is they are trying to remove the bullet. Kevin decides to see what he can find out, and Laura goes with him. Valentine looks at his phone and tries to call Anna but stops. Nina arrives, and they embrace.

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Valentine thanks her for coming and blames himself for not telling Anna about Charlotte right away. Nina says he made a mistake, so did Anna, and so did Charlotte. He feels they should have confronted Charlotte when they saw the footage, but she tells him not to dwell on the footage as it is gone. She says they need to be positive now and believe Charlotte will make it.

Elsewhere, Kevin couldn’t find out much but tells Laura that Charlotte is a broken little girl, and her emotional recovery will be harder than her physical one. Laura vows she’ll never give up on Charlotte.

Kevin and Laura find Valentin and Nina. Kevin says he got word that Charlotte sustained a single gun wound to the abdomen. Laura thanks Nina for coming. Valentin asks Nina how she knew to come. Nina explains Anna stayed the night and told her what happened this morning. Laura asks how Anna is. Nina says she’s putting up a brave front but how she is on the inside is another story. A doctor comes out from the OR, and Valentin asks if his daughter will make it.

Back at Sonny’s, he gets a call from Nina. She says Charlotte is out of surgery and is going to make it. Anna is relieved.

Gregory meets with Alexis in her office. She needs his input and asks if she is ethically obligated to report the shooting of a child. She doesn’t know the details, but she knows who was involved, including members of her family. Gregory asks what happened. Alexis explains what Anna’s been going through, and she came home to an intruder in her apartment, who she shot. It turns out it was Charlotte Cassadine.

Gregory asks if she didn’t know any of the people involved, then would she publish the story. Alexis says that’s what she’s been struggling with, and she knows she should report this… she will report it. However, out of respect for Charlotte being a minor, she won’t mention names.

Alexis hopes she’s making the right call. She changes the subject to him and how he’s doing. Gregory is happy with his new specialist, and while his ALS is progressing, there is no way to put a time frame on it. He says he needs to get a move on his bucket list and asks if she’s changed her mind about skydiving.

Alexis says she supports him, but not in this, as she doesn’t see how jumping out of a plane could be fun. He lets her off the hook and has some less risky items on his list. He knows she has a lot to do, so he’s going to take off. She thanks him for the talk.

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At the station, Mac, Jordan and Robert question Dante about the shooting. Dante reiterates what Anna told him. Robert asks if Anna could face legal charges, as it’s not against the law to defend your own property. Jordan notes if Anna was expecting Charlotte to possibly be there, then she could be in trouble.

They wonder how Charlotte got in, and Dante doesn’t know, but there was no sign of forced entry. However, Jake said Charlotte had a key, a key she said would get her everything she wanted. Mac asks what that means. Dante doesn’t know, but he intends to find out. They deduce Anna wasn’t expecting to find Charlotte, and Robert believes he knows who Anna was expecting. Robert tells them about this document Anna found and she believes a man named in it is the one who has been stalking her. He believes Anna thought Charlotte was the man who had been after her.

Mac tells Dante that he had a long night and should head home. He heads out, but is given an inventory of the contents of Charlotte’s backpack before leaving. Dante reads it and appears troubled.

Meanwhile, Jordan tells Mac and Robert they all have a close relationship with Anna, and that they need to bring in an outside investigator to take this over.

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Curtis goes to Sonny’s gym to work out with Devon, the man he met at the rehab facility. Curtis asks him how he remains so positive and upbeat, and what is his secret. Devon says he had years of bitterness and resentment that took a lifetime of work to overcome, and it’s still a work in progress.

Devon notes they came from different places, he was born without legs, while Curtis knew what it was like to walk. Devon tells him to just focus on moving forward, but Curtis isn’t sure he knows how to do that.  Devon tells him that he has to talk about his feelings, share things, and let his family see who he is.

Curtis asks if he has any kids, and Devon has two beautiful sons. Curtis says he has a big family, and Devon says it’s time to let them in and see who he is. Curtis says his wife keeps asking him how he feels, and he tells her he’s good, but he’s not. From now on he’s going to tell his truth and move forward. Devon says now that they are done talking, it’s time to work out.

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Sam is surprised when Drew shows up at her door, and she can’t believe he’s home. He inquires about Scout, who is still asleep. Drew says Carly got a call about Charlotte being shot, and Sam explains Danny is feeling guilty about what happened. She and Dante told Danny and Rocco the truth this morning, and it hit Rocco really hard, while Danny tried to stay strong. Sam says she spoke to Liz, as Jake was at the scene. Drew asks if there is anything he can do, as he has so much to make up for.

They’re talk turns to his release, and Drew says Alexis is responsible for getting him out. Soon Scout wakes up, comes downstairs, and is thrilled to see her dad home. She runs into his arms.

Scout asks if her dad has to go back to prison, and Drew tells her that he doesn’t. He tells her how proud she is of the plaque she got for swimming, and he’ll be at every single meet of hers next season. Drew tells his daughter to get dressed as there is something important that he needs her help with.

Dante returns home to Sam later, and Drew and Scout are gone. Dante says this whole thing has been unbelievable. He asks about Rocco and Danny. Sam says they needed a distraction, so they went to their friends. She says Drew is out, and Scout is with him now. Dante is glad to get some good news.

Dante still can’t wrap his head around how this happened, and he knows there were extenuating circumstances, but try telling that to Anna. Sam wonders why Charlotte was there in the first place. Dante has a theory, in Charlotte’s backpack was red spray paint. It matches the paint on Anna’s front door the night her house burned down.

Scout and Drew head to Alexis’ office to surprise her. Alexis is thrilled to see him, and Drew thanks Alexis for what she did to help him. They all share a group hug.