Can you forgive me for this choice?

As a devoted JaSam fan, I feel like Jason should be asking this same question of us that he asked of Sam.  We know logically that in Soap land Jason will get out of prison soon but today as I watched Jason and Sam spend their last seconds together it brought tears to my eyes.  Kelly Monaco and Steve Burton draw us in to those scenes and make them so real I have to remind myself this is a TV show not reality.  They have a very special gift. The desperation in Sam's voice and eyes made us all want the same things she wanted.  She knows that potentially these might be the last few minutes they are together for the rest of their lives. But she would not miss them for the world.  We saw them both cherish every breath they took together.   I really hoped deep in my heart that Jason and Sam would run off together to somewhere tropical and get married, have a baby and live happily ever after and get all they deserve.   
However, we all know that isn't in the cards right now for Jason and Sam.  But what we can find comfort in the fact Jason and Sam want a life together and are devoted to each other.  That type of devotion is so beautiful and perfect you can feel it while you watch their scenes.  That's what true beauty of love is made of and these two have it.  There had been a bunch of spoiler sites that state today 'Jason and Sam make love' and it didn't happen.  This is the second time in recent months a hinted love scene has been reported in the spoilers and never happened.  But that is actually how I prefer it.  Jason and Sam don't need raw carnal love scenes to pull in fans like Lulu and Dante, they have so much more.  They have an amazing love that is so incredible we all watch their scenes 100 times just to live in that moment again.
Tears streamed down my face as Jason told Sam if she chose to move on with her life he would have to find a way to accept it.  My heart ached as I watched Sam tell Jason she wanted him anyway she could get him.  But I think my favorite part about today was watching Sam kick Jason's tail in dominoes.  His face beamed as she set up the dominoes and then when she won with 'raw talent',  it was perfect.  I laughed after I had been crying mostly through their scenes today, I thought that was so incredibly cute.  Their final looks to each other after their kiss said it all, the love in their eyes was truly beautiful.This new and improved JaSam is more devoted to one another then ever before.
So here is my only question that pertained to Franco today - if he isn't dead why are they sending Jason back to prison?