08.12.98 - Wednesday

A. J. is stunned when the judge orders Jason to have custody of Michael three nights each week. Meanwhile, an ecstatic Jason celebrates the outcome of the court battle and thanks Emily for helping him with her testimony. Lesley entreats Luke to go to Laura and mourn together for the son they've lost. Certain he and his estranged wife can do nothing to ease one another's pain, Luke turns down Lesley's tearful request. Over dinner, Hannah explains to Sonny why she's so cautious about getting trapped in the same kind of smothering relationship which drove her to flee from southern California. Pining for her dead son, Laura imagines how lovely it would have been to see Lucky marry Elizabeth and raise a child of his own. Luke finally removes his wedding ring and tosses it into the bay. A weeping Laura stumbles along the railroad tracks, oblivious to the sound of an oncoming train.