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After Michael, Sonny’s stepson, got shot in Sonny’s warehouse, Sonny made a second attempt to leave the mob. He offered Jason, his friend and mob partner, to take over the organization. Jason agreed but on the condition that Sonny would give up custody of Morgan, Sonny’s son with Carly.

Sonny accepted. It was after Sonny gave up the mob that Sonny and Kate decided to get married.

Around the same time, there was a quote in a soap magazine stating that Kate may realize that she had to make her hands a little dirty in a certain circumstance. It did not become clear what this was referring to.

After Kate set Carly up in the situation with Jax and Crimson, Kate left for Europe.

During this time, Sonny met with Karpov and agreed to work with him as an advisor as long as drugs were not involved. There was a hint in the story that Sonny accepted Karpov’s offer partly to protect Jason so that Jason would not be affected by Karpov’s operations.

When Kate came back from Europe, she was introduced to Karpov by Sonny. Sonny told Kate that Karpov was a business partner; he did not tell her that Karpov was a mobster. Kate believed that Sonny had no connection to the mob.

Kate also had friction with Jason and when she saw Sonny with Jason, she had this concern that Sonny may go back to the mob.

There was a pattern: the writing subtly created this situation where Kate seemed to be creating a rift between Jax and Carly, between Sonny and Carly, and between Sonny and Jason. How did this contribute to the events unfolding in the autumn of 2008?

There was also the showdown between Kate and Carly. When Kate came back from Europe, she had yet another confrontation with Carly. Carly told Kate that she would come after her for the lie that Kate had told Jax about Carly. Was this a foreshadowing of a possible storyline later that year or further in 2009?

The writing was precarious throughout the summer and more so during August and September of 2008. There were many moments that could instill in someone’s mind; what is the purpose of all this conflict and precarious animosity created among these characters?