Quartermaine Mansion:
Edward:Well, Ned.
Ned:It doesn't look good, grandfather.
Edward:You're not telling me Jax is going to be able to take over ELQ this time, are you. (Ned nods)But we were able to stop him beofe. Surely we can stop him, again.
Ned:Grandfather, we're over-extended because of the docks project. We don't have enough capital to fight him off, this time.
Edward:I refuse to believe that bleach blone buzzard is going to steal the company I built from the ground up.
Ned:Actually, Grandfather, there is one last hope. Have you heard of Michael Corelli. The business world calls him the Corporate Angel. He bails out companies who are being attacked by corporate raiders.
Edward:You want to bring an outsider in?
Ned:He's the only hope we've got of stopping Jax.
Edward:Then what are we waiting for.
Ned:I have to find him first. He runs his company from a holding company and nobody knows where his homebase is. I'm using all my contacts to track him down and we can only hope I
find him in time.
Jax's Penthouse:
V:Well, I'm all through for the day, Jax. I'll see you tomorrow.
Jax:V, do you have to go. I thought maybe we could sit around for awhile and talk.
V:Isn't that what your wife is for?
Jax:I can't talk to Brenda. Everytime I try to conduct a conversation with her, she always turns it into a discussion about herself.
V:Jax, forgive me for saying so, but you knew what she was like before you married her. Good grief, you were even married to her before.
Jax:But Sonny was always in the mix. It was like I was trying to takeover a company from Sonny. And now Sonny is no longer a factor in our relationship, the challenge is gone.
V:But you love her.
Jax:Yes, but she's so needy and dependant. I get tired of doing everything for her. I thought Brenda was what I wanted, now I think I made a dreadful mistake.
C&C Management, Bensonhurst:
Loi:C&C Management. Ms. Cerullo speaking. Oh, hi, Freddy. You think Sonny and I would be interested in managing the
singer you've got performing at the Starlight Lounge? When could Sonny and I come and listen to her? I don't know. Sonny's out of town at the moment.
Sonny(leaning in the doorway)Sonny's back.
Lois:Actually, he just walked through the door.(to Sonny)You free, tonight?
Sonny:I'm all yours.
Lois:Yeah, Freddy, we can make it, tonight. Reserve us a table.(she hands up the phone)So did you have a nice little adventure with Jerry Jacks?
Sonny:Aren't you going to give me a welcome home kiss, Cerullo?
Lois:(goes into his arms and they share a passionate kiss)You're playing with fire becoming best friends with Jax's brother. You know that, don't you?
Sonny:It's not like I planned it. It just happened. Just like I didn't plan to start bailing out companies being seiged by corporate raiders. I was sitting in a bar next to a man who was about to lose his company and I offered to help him. It was just a coincidence Jerry Jacks was the guy trying to take over his company. After that word spread and
people came to me for help and my path kept crossing with Jerry. Then I helped him out of a few scrapes along the way and we became friends.
Lois:Still, you're taking a big risk. What if Jerry tells Jax about you?
Sonny:So what if he does. Jerry knows me as Michael Corelli, not Sonny Corinthos. Besides, I'm taking a bigger risk returning to Bensonhurst and opening up a talent agency with you.
Lois:When I ran into you in LA, you told me to go away and forget I'd seen you. I suppose I should have done what you wanted. I would have been safer for you.
Sonny:But you didn't. You kept coming back until I told you why I did what I did. Then one thing lead to another and you and I became lovers whichs brings us to where we are, today.
Lois:Do you know how proud I am for the way you've turned your life around. When I look at you, now, I see the boy I grew up with, again. For awhile there I thought that boy was gone for good.
Sonny:Yeah, but I'm still not free of my past. It's like a sword is hanging
constantly over my head. At any second, it could fall and decapitate me.
Lois:Let's don't think about that. Now that you're back, why don't you let me give you a proper welcome home. So why don't we go back to my place and take a shower together and have a little love in the afternoon before we have to head to the Starlight Lounge, tonight.
Sonny:I've got an even better idea. Why don't we go back to my place and take a long, hot bath together. I'll even let you play with my rubber ducky.
Lois:Why, you just made me an offer I can't refuse. Let's go. I love you, you know.
Sonny;I love you, too.
Jax's Penthouse:
Jerry(as Jax opens the door)Surprise.
Jax:Jerry, what are you doing here?
Jerry:I was in the neighborhood and I thought I'd drop in for a visit. Boy, did I just make a narrow escape thanks to Michael.
Jax:Ah, the mysterious Michael, again. What happened this time?
Jerry:Texans have no sense of humor. BillyBob Jessup took offense when I won his oil well in a poker game. Why do you know he even accused me of cheating?
Jax:Did you?
Jerry:That's besides the point. Anyway, I persuaded old BillyBob's daughter to get a message to Michael and he showed up just as the good ole boy was about to string me up. He claimed I slept with his wife and said he'd been hunting me down for months. Then he convinced BillyBob to release me into his custody so he could give me what I deserved.
Jax:Well, I'd like to meet this Michael and thanks him for saving your hide. Where does he live? Maybe I'll invite him to Port Charles to think him properly.
Jerry:I have no idea. Michael's very secretive where he lives. Actually, Michael's pretty secretive about everything about himself.
Jax:People who keep secrets usually have something to hide. I'm getting more curious about your savior.
Jerry:Well, maybe I can appease your curiosity. Although, I can't tell you where Michael lives, I can show you a picture of him. (he takes out his wallet)Michael hates having his picture taken, but I arranged for this to be taken without his knowledge.
Jax(looks at the picture with hatred in his eyes)This is Michael Corelli?
Jerry:Jax, what's wrong?
Jax:(snarls)Your good buddy, Michael Corelli, is really Sonny Corinthos.