CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED

THE POLICE STATION:

Sonny(followed Taggart into the interrogation room as he dragged Carly inside)This is ridiculous. Why was my pregnant wife dragged out of her Lamaze class and down here for questioning?

Taggart: We have an eyewitness who says they saw your wife having a violent argument with AJ Quartermaine down on the docks the night AJ Quartermaine supposedly left town.

Sonny: What do you mean supposedly.

Taggart: Well, we all know how blood-thirsty your little wifey is, Corinthos. And we all know how she felt about Quartermaine. So, you’ve got to look at it from our point of view. Your wife down on the docks later with Quartermaine one moment, then the next his family gets a letter supposedly from him saying he’s leaving town and never returning. Makes one wonder if there might not be a little foul play involved.

Sonny: Just who is this witness who claimed to see my wife on the docks with Quartermaine.

Taggart: Your old pal, Roy DeLucca.

Sonny: DeLucca! (It suddenly all made sense to Sonny. Helena Cassadine was behind this)He’s lying!

Taggart: Why would he do that.

Carly(piped up)He’s trying to get back at my mother through me. He had a fit when my mother cheated on him with Stefan Cassadine.

Sonny: (added)Carly’s right. DeLucca is some spurned lover trying to get at Bobbie through her daughter. Besides, why would he come forward. Are you forgetting that this guy has got together some little vigilante group to help catch the Stalker since he believes the cops aren’t doing their job, properly.

Taggart: Well, maybe this will all prove to be nothing and as you say, just DeLucca trying to get revenge on his ex-lover. But we’ll know better after we finish searching your penthouse.

Sonny: You’re searching our apartment?

Taggart: It’s standard procedure in a case like this.

Carly(panicked the moment Taggart left them alone)Sonny, what if they find something in the penthouse to prove what we did? What if we left something of AJ’s behind.

Sonny:(put his finger to her mouth)Shh! They could have this room bugged and be listening to every word that we say.

Carly: But, Sonny, what if Roy really saw me on the docks with AJ.

Sonny: He didn’t. He’s lying. He’s just saying what he’s been told to say.

Carly: By who?

Sonny: That doesn’t matter. All that matters is that I’m going to fix it. I’m going to have to leave you alone for a little while to do it, and while I’m gone I don’t want you saying anything, understand?

Carly; Where are you going?

Sonny: It doesn’t matter. Just know when I come back this whole mess will be over. I love you.

Carly(kissed him quickly)I love you, too.

WYNDEMERE:

Stefan(as Garcia entered)You got her in good time, Detective.

Garcia: What do you want from me, Mr. Cassadine.

Stefan: I need a little favor from you. I want you to bug my mother’s yacht for me. I need to know what she’s up to at the moment.

Garcia: Are you crazy? If your mother catches me doing something like that she’ll kill me.

Stefan: She will anyway if I tell her that all the time she’s been paying you to be her spy in the police department, you’ve been performing the exact same service for me.

Garcia: Why does it have to be me. Why can’t you do it yourself.

Stefan: Because I don’t want my mother tipped off on what I’m planning. She’ll never expect it from you.

Garcia: If I do this, what’s in it for me.

Stefan: Two things, actually. First, you’ll be paid well for it. And, second, it’ll be the last thing I ever ask you to do for me.

Garcia: What’s that supposed to mean.

Stefan: It means I’ll let you off the hook. You won’t have to live in fear of the phone ringing and either me or my mother being on the other end demanding something from you. You’ll be free and no one will ever know what you did for me and my mother. So do we have a deal?

Garcia: Even if you leave me alone, your mother won’t.

Stefan: Oh, she will. You see, if you help me, my mother will no longer be a problem for you or anyone else, ever again.

HELENA’S YACHT:

Helena(smiled as Sonny stormed on to her boat)I was wondering how long it would be before you figured it all out.

Sonny: It wasn’t hard once I learned your boy Roy was the one making up lies about my wife. What do you want.

Helena; You know what I want. I want you.

Sonny: Why do you want someone who has made it clear he doesn’t want you. What sort of pleasure can you got from making me have sex with you.

Helena: Because I can. Mr. Corinthos, you’re like this wild and free stallion who refuses to let me ride him. By making you let me ride you, even if it’s by force, I win. (she walked over to him and caressed his face)You see, my beauty, you had to be taught a lesson. Both you and your wife thought you could win against me, but no matter what happens, I always win in the end. Now you have a choice. Either walk into my bedroom and give me what I want, or walk out that door and watch your wife be sentenced to death row. (she held a finger up to his lips to silence him)And before you answer, you should know that as we speak, the police are finding the bloody clothes your wife thought she got rid of after she killed AJ Quartermaine. I’ve made sure of that. I had them planted in your penthouse while you and she were at her Lamaze class. So what’s it going to be? (she ran the edge of the video cassette down along his cheek)Do I send this video to the police and hammer the final nail in your wife’s coffin, or do I give you this tape and have another witness come forward that will clear your wife of all the charges. What’s it going to be?