08.28.01 - Tuesday : Season 38 Episode 171

Preview: Nikolas drowns his sorrows by playing the sax. Recap: Sonny stopped Carly from spilling her guts when he realized that Mac and Taggert were listening from the other room. Carly caught on and told Sonny that as much as Sorel deserved to die, she didn't kill him. She asked Sonny if he had, and he smiled and said no. Mac and Taggert were dismayed when they realized that the duo had caught on to their presence. Sonny got Carly to drop the charges against Angel when she was forced to admit that she could have been mistaken about Angel's role in the kidnapping. Since there were no formal charges, everyone was free to go. Sonny told Carly to stay away from Angel and said that he had only saved her because of Michael. Roy paced outside of Melissa's apartment as he tried to find a legitimate reason for being there. She heard him and came out as he talked to himself. He wanted to go inside, but suddenly he heard a man's voice. Melissa reassured him that she wasn't on a date, that the ma