Sonny's Apartment, Bensonhurst:
Sonny:Are you mental? Marry Carla Solieto? I'd rather walk bare-footed 
over hot coals. I'd rather sleep on a bed of nails. I'd rather have 
bamboo chutes rammed up my fingernails and suffer the Chinese water 
torturn than to take that maneating piranha as a wife.
Lois:Sonny, hear me out. All Mother Quartermaine wants you to do is 
marry Carly and take her to live in Port Charles until I'm able to get 
the Q's to forgive her. You don't have to sleep with her and if we're 
discreet, we can continue our relationship as if nothing has happened. 
It's a small price to pay to get the contract taken off you.  got you a 
good deal.
Sonny:A good deal! You make me sound like one of our clients at C&C. I'm 
supposed to be the man who you love and you've arranged for me to marry 
another woman. Doesn't it bother you any the thought of another woman 
sharing my name, not to mention my bed.
Lois:You're not listening to me, Bensonhurst, your marriage to Carla 
will be in name only.
Sonny:Wrong, there isn't going to be a marriage. You just go back and 
tell Mother Quartermaine the deal is off.
Lois:Sonny, stop being so stubborn. All you have to do is be married to 
Carla for a few months top, then you'll finally be free of the mob and 
Carla and we can get married. You do want to marry me, don't you?
Sonny:You know I do, but I don't think this is as simple as you're 
making it out to be. I mean, we're dealing with Carla Solieto, here. 
What if Carla doesn't want to let me go when the time comes. Once I'm 
legally bound to Carla, she could refuse to give me a divorce. Have you 
thought about that. 
Lois:Why would she?
Sonny:This is Carla we're talking about. She wouldn't need a reason. I'd 
just be Carla being Carla.
Lois:All right, Sonny, you've got a point. Carla can't be trusted to 
stick to the agreement, but this is the only way to save your life. 
There must be some way we could arrange things so Carla would have no 
choice but to stick to the deals. (she gasps)Wait a minute. I've got it. 
We'll pull a Nedley on her.
Sonny:A Nedley?
Lois:Yeah, you remember when Ned married me and Katherine Bell at the 
same time.
Sonny:Forget it, Cerullo, I'm not committing bigamy.
Lois:That's not what I'm suggesting. I'm suggesting something even 
better. You and I are going to replace the minister who performs your 
and Carla's marriage with a ringer. We'll get one of our clients to play 
the good padre, then it won't matter if Carly doesn't stick with the 
program, because you and Carla won't legally be married.
Sonny:Do you know what you're suggesting? That we trick the mob. Are you 
nuts?
Lois:Sonny, this is Mother Quartermaine we're talking about. What do you 
think she's going to do? Kill us.
Sonny:Yeah and as I recall the last time you deal with Mother 
Quartermaine, you took off for Brooklyn with your tail between your 
legs.
Lois:I did not and for your information I left because I thought all the 
stress wasn't good for Brooke. Besides, it's not like we're going to 
tell Mother Quartermaine what we've done. Come on, Bensonhurst, the day 
you and I can't outsmart Mother Quartermaine, is the day we don't 
deserve to say we grew-up in Brooklyn. Besides, once Mother Quartermaine 
is back in the bosom of her family, she's not even going to care if you 
really married Carla or not.
Sonny:Maybe it won't matter to her, but you can bet it'll matter to 
Carla, and don't forget, she grew up in Brooklyn, too.
Lois:Oh, Carla-Smarla, what can she even do.
Sonny:I don't even want to think about it.
Lois:Look, we won't have to reveal to Carla the marriage was a hoax 
unless she tries to be difficult. If she sticks to the deal, you'll just 
have one of your old criminal buddies forge some bogus divorce papers 
and give them to Carla and she'll be none-the-wiser.
Sonny:All right, let's say I agree to this. Just how are we supposed to 
make this minister substitution without getting caught.
Lois:You'll insist on being married down at City Hall, then at the 
appointed time we'll tell the real minister or whatever the wedding has 
been called off and replace him with our man. It'll be a piece of cake.
Sonny:Oh, Cerullo, I don't know about this.
Lois:Relax, Bensonhurst, it'll work. You'll see.
Sonny:Maybe Carla will refuse to go alone with this. I mean, why would 
she want to marry me.

Solieto Mob Headquarter's, Brooklyn:
Carla(enters)Hello, Stepmummy, I understand you wanted to see me. Have 
you finally decided to admit defeat? Are you finally ready to step down 
from my father's empire and let me take my rightful place as head of the 
Solieto mob.
Tracy(throws back her head and chortles)Carla, Carla, you don't know my 
very well, do you? I never admit defeat. No, as head of the Solieto 
family and out of respect for my dearly departed Gino, I've arranged a 
marriage for you.
Carla:You what!
Tracy:I believe you know Sonny Corinthos. Didn't the two of you grow-up 
together?
Carla:Mikey! You want me to marry Mikey Corinthos! You must be joking. 
He was the head of one of the most powerful mobs on the east coast and 
what does he do? He walks away from it all because of some wind-me-up 
Barbie doll. Not that I'm surprised. Mikey was always weak. I realized 
that when we were children. He never belonged in the business. He 
doesn't have the stomach for it. You think I'd want to marry someone 
like that?
Tracy:I think there are several aspects of it that will appeal to you. 
I've heard some of the remarks you've made about Lois Cerullo. It's 
obvious you don't like her any better than I do.
Carla:What does little Lois-Marie have to do with this?
Tracy:She and Sonny are lovers.
Carla:So, she finally got him, did she? It certainly told her long 
enough. She's been after him since we were all kids.
Tracy:That's not all. Sonny is my nephew Jason's best friend. My brain 
damaged nephew. Instead of spending all your time trying to usurp me as 
leader of the Solieto mob, you could, clever girl that you are, be 
undermining Jason's leadership. I'm sure you could steal the mob right 
out from under him before he even knew what happened.
Carla:Being head of one of the largest mobs on the east coast appeals to 
me. What else?
Tracy:I know you rue the day I came into your dear daddy's life. Well, 
if it wasn't for Jasper Jacks, I would have never come to New York and 
my path would never have crossed with Gino's. He's responsible for me 
being banished from my family. And it just so happens he's married to 
the wind-me-up Barbie doll, whose in perpetual heat for your future 
hubby. Not to mention Mrs. Jacks is also best friends with Lois and I'd 
bet money the little twit has no idea about Sonny and Lois.
Carla(smiles with relish)Really? This gets better and better.
Tracy:I thought you'd think so. There's one final thing. Once my family 
accepts me back into their ranks, I'll have no further need of the mob. 
In short, I'll hand the reigns of power over to you. Think about it, 
Carla. You could be in charge of two of the most powerful mobs on the 
east coast and all you have to do is marry Sonny Corinthos? Do we have a 
deal?

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