After weeks of needling by Carly, Robin could hold her tongue no longer and announced Nikolas was John's father at the baby's christening. Having already received the results to the paternity test which were altered by Carly, Nik was reluctant to believe it, and Carly had almost convinced everyone that Maxie had reason to have a false test (Her crush on the Cassadine prince). Under the intense stress, Jax caved and admitted Robin was right and the baby was not his.
When asked if Courtney knew the truth, Jax admitted he had told her after John was born, and the information was what she was trying to tell him on her death bed. Furious, Nikolas wanted to take John home immediately but Alexis convinced him it would be best to wait a couple days to prepare his home and provide a smooth transition for the child.
As predicted, Carly and Jax are already showing signs of disintegration. She lashed out at him asking why he caved so easily and gave up on all they had worked so hard to maintain. I had thought Nikolas might harbor resentment toward Robin for holding the secret close for so long, but he was nothing but grateful she finally came clean. He didn't offer Jax the same compassion however, and has vowed neither he nor Carly will be allowed any further contact with the child.
Before turning the child over on Friday's show, Carly promised John she would destroy Robin's life for tearing his world apart. I found the whole scene a bit disturbing. Going beyond the basic who was right and who was wrong issue, just the concept of pledging revenge to a sweet innocent child who is truly the victim in the scheme of the adults around him just seemed so out of whack and wrong. Thus far it seems Carly is the only one who feels she was the one wronged by Robin, even Jason said she only had herself to blame for getting into the same predicament again.
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