Sonny's Apartment, Bensonhurst:
Sonny(is laying on the couch when someone knocks on his front door. His 
first thought is Reese's men have finally arrived to kill him. His 
second is he's glad this is finally almost over)The door's open.
Jerry(enters)So this is where you live, Michael. I was always rather 
curious. It took a lot of cajoling on my part to get your secretary to 
tell me where you lived.
Sonny:Get out!
Jerry:Michael...
Sonny:Haven't you done enough to me, already? I trusted you. I thought 
you were my friend. And you betrayed me. You set me up.
Jerry:I did not.
Sonny:You sent me an invitation to that party to lure me into your 
brother's trap.
Jerry:Jax sent that invitation to you in my name. I had no idea about 
it. I made the mistake of showing him a picture I'd taken of you and 
somehow he must have figured out where you were and st that trap up for 
you all by himself. He wanted me to help him find you, but I refused. I 
told him to leave you alone. But Jax's hatred for you has grown into an 
obsession. He's obsessed with you. I had nothing to do with this. You've 
got to believe me.
Sonny:What does it matter. You know, I didn't leave Port Charles just 
for the fun of it. There was a contract out on my life and there still 
is. And you're brother with his little stunt has probably lead hit men 
right to me. But if by some miracle I do survive this, know this. I'm 
going to go after Jax and this time I'm going to take no prisoners. And 
if to get him I have to take you down in the process, I will.

Wyndemere:
Kat(and Stefan enter)Stefan, let go of my arm. You're hurting me.
Stefan:If I hadn't arrived when I did you would have told Barbara we 
were still married, wouldn't you. Eventhough I expressly told you not 
to.
Kat:How did you know I was at Bobbie's. Are you having me followed?
Stefan:Yes, I did it as a precaution. With Helena in town you could be 
in danger. And now I'm glad I did. Katherine, I will not tolerate 
betrayal in any form from you or anyone else. Do I make myself clear.
Kat:I didn't try to betray you, Stefan.
Stefan:Oh, then what would you call it. I specifically told you not to 
mention this situation to Barbara and what do you do the first chance 
you get? You go straight to Barbara and attempt to tell her. And you 
would have if I hadn't arrived in time to stop you.
Kat:I'm not one of your minions you can order around. I won't jumpt when 
you snap your fingers. I think your handling this situation all wrong. I 
think if Bobbie knows the truth she'll be just as anxious to end your 
marriage as you are.
Stefan:Katherine, this situation is mine to resolve as I see fit. I will 
not tolerate anymore interference on your part in this matter, do I make 
myself clear. Now I wish you to take yourself down to the gatehouse. At 
the moment, your presence annoys me.

Solieto Mob Headquarter's, Brooklyn:
Tracy:Yes, Franco, what is it?
Franco:There's someone here to see you, Mrs. Solieto.
Lois(barges in)Hello, Mother Quartermaine.
Tracy(makes a face)You! What are you doing here?
Lois:I can see you're as happy to see me as I am to see you.
Tracy:What do you want? I heard you and Ned divorced. Is that true.
Lois:DO try to contain your joy.
Tracy:You didn't answer my question. What do I owe the pleasure of this 
visit?
Lois:Have you seen the morning paper?
Tracy:Oh, you mean this.(she holds up the newspaper. The picture on the 
front page is of Lois punching Jax)I think I'll frame it and hang it on 
the wall. Tell me, you didn't loosen any of his teeth by any chance, did 
you?
Lois:Afraid not. And to answer your question, I'm here because of Sonny.
Tracy:Ah, the smoldering Mr. Corinthos. Tell me, my dear, just between 
us girls. Does he simmer in bed as much as he simmers out of it. 
Something tells me you have intimate knowledge on that score. You two 
are lovers, aren't you? And the reason you're here is to save your 
lover's life, isn't it?
Lois:So you know about the contract on Sonny?
Tracy:Of course, everyone in the business does.
Lois:Do you have the power to have it taken off him.
Tracy:I could arrange something if I was so incline, but why would I 
want to do that. What would be in it for me.
Lois:I could get you something you desperately want in return. I could 
get the Q's to welcome you back into the family fold. You need someone 
to put in a good word for you and to pave your way back into the bosom 
of your family. And I'm just the person to do it.
Tracy:You're in love with Mr. Corinthos, aren't you? Does Ned know? I 
can see he doesn't.
Lois:There's another reason for you to help Sonny. Jax is trying to 
takeover ELQ again and only Sonny can stop him. I'm sure you don't want 
Jax to get his hands on your birthright, especially since if it wasn't 
for him you would have never been banished from your family in the first 
place.
Tracy:Do you really expect me to help your Mr. Corinthos when all you're 
offering me is some vague promise of something you may not be able to 
deliver? What's to stop you from going back on our deal after I get the 
contract taken off Sonny. I wouldn't lend you money without some form of 
collateral to make sure you fulfilled your promise to repay me. And I 
don't see that this situation is any different.
Lois:Just what do you want as "collateral" to insure I fulfill my end of 
the bargain, Mother Quartermaine? My firstborn.
Tracy:Nothing that extreme, I assure you. All I want is Mr. Corinthos. 
When you fulfill your end of our bargain, then you can have him back.

The Park:
Bobbie(sees Jerry dejectively sitting on a bench and takes a seat next 
to him)Hi.
Jerry;Hey, Red.
Bobbie:I think this is the first time I haven't seen you in a good mood. 
You're usually so upbeat. Joking around with that devil-may-care grin 
plastered on your face. I didn't think you had a serious bone in your 
body.
Jerry:Well, we all have our serious moments sometimes, Red.
Bobbie:What's wrong?
Jerry:Did you see the front page of the paper, this morning?
Bobbie:You mean the story aboaut Sonny Corinthos?
Jerry(nods)I feel like what's happened to Sonny is all my fault. If I 
hadn't shown Jax a photo of him, he wouldn't have been able to track him 
down. You know, Red, I don't make friends that easily in my chosen 
profession. Sonny was the first real friend I've ever had. But that's 
probably all over with now after what my brother did to him.
Bobbie:Maybe not. If you explain to Sonny you didn't mean for this to 
happen, I'm sure he'll understand.
Jerry:I already did. But it won't really matter in the long run. Sonny 
and Jax despise each other. I don't see how I can be a brother to Jax 
and a friend to Sonny at the same time.
Bobbie:I know exactly how you feel. My ex-husband, Stefan and my big 
brother, Luke, detest each other and I was caught in the middle of their 
feud when I was married to Stefan.
Jerry:What did you do?
Bobbie:I got a divorce.
Jerry;(laughs)That doesn't help.
Bobbie(smiles)I know. I'm sorry. I guess like me, eventually you'll have 
to pick which side you're on and let the chips fall where they may.
Jerry(holds her cheek in his hand)Thanks for trying to make me feel 
better, Red.
Bobbie:I'm afraid I wasn't of much help.
Jerry:No, you helped me a lot. Just talking about this with you has made 
me feel better. It's nice to know there's someone who knows exactly how 
I feel. Thanks, Red.(he leans in and kisses her just as Stefan stumbles 
upon the scene and seethes at what he sees)

Sonny's Apartment, Bensonhurst:
Sonny(as Lois enters)Cerullo, what are you doing here? I told you to 
stay away.
Lois:I've fixed everything, Sonny. You no longer have anything to worry 
about.
Sonny:Just what have you fixed?
Lois:I went to Mother Quartermaine and she's agreed to get the contract 
taken off your life.
Sonny:Just like that? Just because you asked her to? I don't think so. 
She doesn't even like you, Cerullo, so why would she be willing to do 
you a favor. And the few times I had the misfortune to meet her, she 
looked like she was trying to picture me without my clothes on. There's 
something fishy going on here, Cerullo. Wait a minute. You didn't 
promise her I'd sleep with her in exchange for her getting the hit taken 
off me, did you?
Lois:What do I look like? A pimp.
Sonny:Well that's good, because there are some things even I won't 
do.(he gives her a searching look)You had to promise her something, 
though, didn't you?
Lois:As a matter of fact, I did. I agreed to convince the Q's to let her 
back in the family.
Sonny:That's it?
Lois:No, there was just one other little thing. Mother Quartermaine 
thought I needed a little incentive to deliver on what I promised. YOu 
know, something to make me want to geet her what she wants. So she's 
arranged a situation where by giving her what she wants most, I'll get 
what I want most in return. Sort of tit for tat.
Sonny:Why do I have the feeling this somehow involves me.
Lois:Because it does. You see, in exchange for getting the contract 
taken off you, she wants you to do a little something for her in return.
Sonny:And what's that?
Lois(smiles)Oh, nothing much. She just want you to marry Carla Solieto.

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