Carly�s Club Emily: I didn�t realize Carly had a club, I hope it�s good. Gia: It�s great, we come here a lot. Liz: Yeah, cept Gia can�t look at the guys so she gets mad. She winks at Gia. Gia: No, I�m just fine with Nikolas. Where is he anyways? Emily: He�ll be here, he�ll be here. Do you really keep asking that? Toby walks over. Toby: Drinks? Liz: Great. Emily, Liz, Lucky and Gia each take a beer. Toby: So which of you wants to dance with me? Olivia: Why would you want to dance with those girls? You�ll never get anything from those virginous pampered rich girls. Gia: Hey you�re rich too! Don�t tell me that you aren�t provided with everything through Barrett Industries! Olivia rolls her eyes. Olivia: Hey I�m not the one who walks around calling myself a princess. Gia: Well I will be when I marry Nikolas. Olivia: I would love to be the first one to wish him good luck, and lots of it. Liz: Gia, just let her go. Courtney: Let�s go, I�m sure there are other guys to dance with. She glances around. Toby: I�m sorry I didn�t get your names. Olivia: I�m Olivia Barrett and this is Courtney Matthews. Toby looks back at Emily. Toby: The same Courtney I was supposed to meet before? Emily looks at Courtney and shrugs. Courtney raises her eyebrows. Toby turns back to Courtney and Olivia. Toby: (uncomfortably) Well I�m Toby Banebridge. Olivia gives him a seductive look. Nikolas: Glad you two could make it. He puts an arm around Courtney and Olivia. Gia throws him a dirty look. Emily: What�s wrong Peter? You didn�t like meeting with your family again? Peter and Nikolas exchange a look. Nikolas: Let�s just dance. Liz and Gia exchange a look. Gia turns to Nikolas and smiles. Gia: Well come on then! She holds out her hand. Nikolas smiles and takes it as she leads him onto the dance floor. Peter: Emily, may I have this dance? She laughs. Emily: Of course! They head to the dance floor. Tenth Floor PC Hotel Reginald: Lois! It has been so long! Lois: Thankfully. Where�s Ned? Reginald points down the hallway. Thanks. Hearing her, Ned walks out of his room holding Brooke�s hand. There you are punkin, how was your stay with Daddy? Brooke: It was fun Mommy. Do you want to stay with Daddy too? Ned smiles and looks up at Lois. Ned: How about dinner at least? Lois purses her lips but nods. Lois: Fine, but we do need to be getting back home. Ned: Already? How about if I keep her a little longer? Lois rolls her eyes. Lois: She missed two days of school, how many more days would you like her to miss? Ned: How does she ever stay in school considering how much you take her out to go on you many tours for L&B? Lois sighs. Fine fine, just dinner. Lois looks him over Lois: You look much better since I saw you last. Ned smiles. Ned: Well it does help to be out of the hospital. Or are you talking about the last time I saw you. Lois: I think the last time I saw you was when you and Chloe dropped off Brooke after your wedding. Ned nods and looks down. Ned: Gloria�s always been at your place every other time. Lois: That�s cause I trust you. Usually I make sure I�m home when she gets home from somewhere. Ned: Well that�s good to hear. He looks down at Brooke. Go get your things together hun. Brooke runs off. Lois: That gorilla sleeps by her side every night. Ned: I didn�t get that for her, Alexis did. Lois nods. Lois: I just wanted to mention that I really like Alexis. Ned looks confused. I�m getting married Ned. Ned: You are? To whom? Lois smiles. Lois: Brooke and I went to a tour in Austrailia a year ago and I met this really great guy there. I know I shouldn�t say that to you. Ned: Is he a singer? Lois: No, he�s Jax�s brother, Jerry. Ned�s eyes open wide. Ned: You�re getting married to Jerry. Lois smiles and nods. No, no way. You thought the Quartermaines were bad, he�s worse. Lois, he�s in with the mafia. He�s not a good man! Lois: He�s good to me. His mother is so excited about the wedding. Ned: Lady Jane always is! She was excited when Alexis married Jax! Lois: Well those fake marriages were a stupid idea. Ned: It was the only way! Lois sighs. Fine fine, I really do want to be happy for you because the part of me that still loves you hopes that you will find happiness in your life. But how is that you think its okay for our daughter to be around Jerry Jacks but not me? Lois: It was never you. It was your family. Do you want to have Brooke more often? You never mentioned that. Ned: That�s because I thought you were keeping her safe� Lois: Fine, pick her up next weekend. Ned: No, why don�t you move back here? Jerry can see his brother and I can be with my little girl more often. Brooke: I�m not a little girl. Ned turns around and smiles. He walks over and picks her up and swing her around. Daddy! She giggles happily. Ned: I love you my Brooke Lynn. She puts her arms around his neck. Brooke: I love you too Daddy. Outback Felicia: Hi can I help you? Tracy: Yes I�ll have a brandy. She glances around smiling. No one performs her anymore do they? Felicia: Not in a few years� Why, do you want to try that? Tracy laughs. Tracy: No dear. Do you think that I sing? Felicia: Well I� She looks again at Tracy. Tracy Quartermaine? Tracy looks shocked. You�re Tracy Quartermaine right? Tracy: I�m supposed to stay out of town while family is in the hospital? Felicia: I thought that they were staying at the PC Hotel, why aren�t you with them? Tracy: Could you imagine staying with my family for long periods of time? Felicia: I have, I wrote your Grandmother�s memoirs. Tracy puts down her brandy and stares at Felicia. Tracy: Felicia Scorpio? Felicia: Well it�s actually Jones now. Tracy nods. Tracy: I understand how that is. Felicia raises her eyebrow. So are you checking me out for your ex-husband? Felicia: Now why would I do that? Tracy: Because I know he�s the police commissioner. I know that you like to do detective work with Luke Spencer. Felicia: Well you�re just a plethora of information. Tracy smirks. Anything else I can get you? Tracy pauses for a moment. Tracy: No, thank you. She gets up and leaves. Felicia watches after her. Outside the courtroom Jake: So you think things are going to go well today? Alexis smiles. Alexis: They�ll go fine. Don�t worry. He touches her shoulder. Jake: I believe you. I�ve heard how great a lawyer you are. Alexis: Hey I don�t want any false hopes here. Jake: Never. Hey I think I see your ex over there. Alexis turns around and notices Ned coming toward her. She turns back to Jake. Alexis: Why don�t you go inside? She hands him her briefcase to take inside. Jake: You�re not going to come with me? She pushes his shoulder and smiles. Fine, meet me in there. He touches her arm and walks away. Alexis stands there, knowing that Ned watched the whole conversation. She takes a deep breath. Alexis: Did Nikolas and Jax get off okay? She turns around. Ned: Yeah the plane left about an hour ago. Alexis: That�s good. They stare at each other for a moment. I wish you could understand why I�m doing this. Ned: Because you think my cousin�s a liar? Or because you�re falling for him? Which one? Alexis�s eyes open wide. Alexis: Neither actually. Her eyes well up. I�m doing this because he has a right to an attorney. Ned sighs. Ned: I wish you could have told me about everything before last night. I wish you could have trusted me. Alexis: I did and I still do. Otherwise I wouldn�t have let you stay. It�s just a time that I�d rather not go back to. Can�t you understand that? Ned takes her hand and looks down at it. Ned: A few years ago I came here to wish you good luck. Alexis: You�re not going to this time, I understand that. He looks into her eyes. Ned: I hope that today goes well for you, not the trial but the whole day. He takes a deep breath. And I�ll be here waiting when you�re done if you need me. Alexis: No matter what goes on in there? Ned: Why, what are you planning? Alexis: I have to defend my client; I�ll do whatever it takes. Alan walks over. Alan: It�s so good that you came to support your cousin, Ned. This family needs to learn to back each other up. This means a lot to me, Ned. Ned nods. Anyways� Ned: Alan wait, I�ll go inside with you. He looks back at Alexis. I�ll let you know if Jax gets a hold of me. She nods. He turns and walks inside the courtroom with Alan. Alexis crosses her arms across her chest and glances around forcing back her tears. Luke�s Office Felicia: Luke? Luke are you there? Luke enters the room behind her carrying a bottle of whiskey. She turns around. Luke, there you are! Luke: So what�s up little lady? She smiles and rolls her eyes. Felicia: I have a project for you. Luke sits on the edge of his desk and pours himself a drink. Luke: Tell me about it. Felicia: You know about the Q mansion. Luke nods sipping his drink. Well I have a good idea of where all this is coming from, but no proof. Luke: Your sixth sense is at work again? Felicia shrugs. Felicia: I guess. I just have this feeling. This suspicion� Luke: Well come on Honey, tell papa all about it. Felicia: Tell me what you know about Tracy Quartermaine. Luke stares at her a moment. Then he puts down his drink and walks behind his desk. Luke: She�s a very beautiful woman with all the qualities of a monster inside. She waits and waits just watching her prey but when the time comes she destroys it and everything else with it. Why do you want to know about Tracy? He picks up his drink again. Felicia: She came to the Outback yesterday and I have this sinking suspicion that she�s not just here to see her darling family. Luke: She called them her darling family? Felicia thinks for a second and then shakes her head. Yeah cause if I remember correctly her father has written her out of his will twice. Felicia sits down in a chair. He shakes his drink and then sets it down. Now wait a second. He goes to a file cabinet and sifts through things. She didn�t have a son with her? Felicia: Isn�t she Ned�s mother? Luke: Yeah but she had another son� Yes, here it is. Dillon, her son�s name is Dillon Quartermaine. Felicia: She gave him her last name. Luke shrugs. Well Ned doesn�t have her last name. Luke: Yes but she could get money out of Larry Ashton. Dillon was fathered by Paul Hornsby, who later married Jenny Eckert a cousin of mine and Ned�s ex-wife. Felicia raises her eyebrows. Felicia: Why don�t I remember this? Luke shrugs. Luke: You were still trying to figure things out with Frisco at the time I guess. Felicia: I guess� She thinks for a moment. Well what if she did have something to do with this bombing? Luke looks at her. Luke: Maybe you�re on to something. He rubs his chin for a moment. What does Mac think? Felicia: I haven�t mentioned it to him yet. Luke: Well I�ll see if I can get a hold of Tracy. Until then, see what you can dig up on Dillon. Alexis�s Apartment Kristina: You�re just going to move out like that? Courtney looks up as she yanks on the zipper of the duffel bag. Courtney: I really don�t want to stay here. Look it�s nothing against you or your sister but I feel like a burden and I would rather stay with a friend. It�s that I don�t like you, okay Kristina? Kristina: That�s fine I just wish you would sit down and talk to Alexis and me about it. Courtney sighs and yanks her hair out of her face. Courtney: Alexis would just go tell Sonny and I�d rather she didn�t. Kristina sighs. Kristina: Well what can I do? There�s a knock at the door. Will hold on just a second? Courtney nods. She opens the door. Jason: Hey. Kristina smiles. Kristina: Hey there. Wow I didn�t expect to find you here. How did you know I was here? Jason: You told me you lived here. Kristina: And you came to see me? Jason: Of course. This town isn�t really crawling with friendly people. Did you have lunch? Kristina: Uh� She looks over at Courtney. Courtney: You can go ahead. I can get myself out of here. Jason: Do you want me to give you a lift somewhere? Courtney: No Jason thanks, but I think I�ll be okay. Kristina: You work for Sonny. Jason furrows his eyebrows. Jason: Actually I don�t anymore. I haven�t decided where I�m going to work now or if I�m going to go back to Sonny but for the moment I don�t work for him. So how bout it? Courtney: But you�re his best friend� Jason: Hey I�m not here to tell Sonny on you. You tell him what you want to tell him. My motto is a person has a right to his own decisions no matter the consequences. I�ve made some very bad decisions. He glances at Kristina. And some very good ones. Kristina smiles. He looks back at Courtney. Courtney: Oh fine. Just take me to Kelly�s diner. Jason: You�re living there? Courtney nods. I used to live there. Kristina: You used to live everywhere. Jason shrugs. Jason: I lived here for many years. Kristina smiles. Yeah it is kinda strange though. Kristina: Kinda sorta. Jason smiles. All right then, let�s go cause I�m about to get very hungry. Jason: Well then we�d better go! Inside the courtroom Judge: Defense you may call your first witness. Alexis stands. Alexis: Defense calls Edward Quartermaine. The courtroom is shocked. Alexis does not glance at Ned, already picturing his face. Melissa pushes Edward�s wheelchair up next to the witness stand. Bailiff: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you g-d? Edward: I do. Alexis takes off her glasses. Alexis: State your name for the record. Edward: Edward Lewis Quartermaine. Alexis: Edward, how is Ms. Skye Chandler-Quartermaine related to you? Edward: She�s my granddaughter. The daughter of my son, Alan. Alexis: But she didn�t always live with you did she? Edward: No she didn�t. Alexis: What happened when she was born? Edward: I sold her at birth. Alexis: I see. So when you came back you were upset? Edward: Well I wanted to be, but I decided to welcome her with open arms. Alexis: And how did she respond? Edward: Well at first she was an angel of a granddaughter. Scotty: Objection, you honor, where is this going? Alexis: Goes to the plaintiff�s character, your honor. Judge: I�ll allow it. Alexis: And then? Edward looks at Scotty who shrugs. Edward: She changed. Alexis: At the ELQ board meeting in December, tell me what happened. Edward: The board members voted to make the company public. Alexis: And what happened to Skye. Edward: She was named CEO of the company. Alexis: So she basically undermined a way for you to be kicked out of the decision-making involved in your own company? Edward: Well not exactly. Alexis: Was this her idea? Did she propose this at the meeting? Edward: Yes, but� Alexis: And, Mr. Quartermaine, at the police department soon after did you try to have your niece arrested? Edward: Yes. Alexis: Why? Edward: Well I wanted my company back! Ned rolls his eyes. Alexis: After that did you then write Skye out of your will? Edward: Yes but she�s back in the will now! Alexis: And why is that? Edward does not answer. I said why is she back in the will. Edward: Because Melissa Bedford, being the wonderful woman she is, asked me nicely to take her out of the will and put my family back in. Alexis: Did you also attempt to blackmail Skye when you were in the hospital? Scotty: Objection, Mr. Quartermaine is no the person on trial. Judge: Overrulled. Mr. Quartermaine, answer the question. Edward: (defeated) Yes I suppose I did. Alexis: What made you blackmail her? Edward: While I was pretending to be asleep I heard her talk about how she was fooling Jasper Jacks, tell him that Sonny was stalking her. I knew she wasn�t telling him so I thought it was a way to get my company back. Alexis: That�s all, your honor. Judge: Prosecution? Scotty glances down at his notes. Scotty: Nothing at this point you honor, but I reserve the right to recall this whitness. The Barrett Apartment Julia: (on the phone) Yes I know but if you could. Yes I understand that you are busy. No but you don�t understand. Yes I know that. I just� There�s a knock on the door. Argh! Forget it! She slams down the phone and walks over to the door. Hi Lois, hey Brooke. Lois: Hey. Say hi Brooke. Brooke: Hi Julia. Where�s Olivia? Julia: (mumbles) Good question. Lois furrows her eyebrows. Gee, I don�t know Brooke, hopefully she�ll be back soon so that she can play with you. Julia steps aside and Brooke and Lois walk in. Julia closes the door. Lois: Olivia�s not staying here anymore? Julia rubs her forehead. Julia: I don�t know. Probably not. Brenda only stayed with me for a little while before she moved out too. Lois: Are they that much alike? Julia shrugs. Julia: Just cause I have a different mother makes me seem foreign to the two of them. She sighs. I don�t even know what to do anymore. You try everything until� She stops. Lois: Brooke, why don�t you go read one of those books you brought with you. Brooke: Okay Mommy. Julia: You can sit on the couch, hun. Brooke nods and walks away. So what�s up? Lois: I�m actually looking for somewhere to live. Julia: Temporarily? Lois: Possibly. Julia: Until you can convince Jerry to come back? Lois nods. Well you could stay here, but this really isn�t the place for a child. I�m sure you could stay at the gatehouse. Ned would love to have his daughter with him. Lois: But not his ex-wife. Julia: Right. Lois: I was actually wondering who was staying in Brenda�s cottage. Julia thinks for a moment. She goes over to a drawer and pulls out a file folder. Julia: Last I knew Nikolas and Gia were living there but they moved into Wyndemere a little while ago. Are you planning to live there, just you and Brooke? Lois: Do you have any other ideas? Julia: If I could get you a housemate, would you take it? Lois: I guess so, why did you have another offer? Julia: No, but I do know a couple people that are looking for a place to stay. Lois: I don�t want to hear the word Quartermaine out of you! Julia: No no, of course not. They�re all staying at the PC Hotel. I think they�ve taken a whole floor for themselves. Lois: Okay then. When do I move in? Julia: I�m going to tell the other potential housemates about 5 how�s that? Lois nods. Lois: I�ll take it. Outback Kristina: Don�t tell me you used to live here too. Jason: No I don�t think so. He smiles. Go get a table I get the drinks. Kristina sits down and looks around. Jason walks over with two glasses of wine. Kristina takes a sip. Kristina: So Ned used to play here? Jason laughs. Jason: Yeah in the Eddie Maine days. Hmmm� He takes a sip of wine. Those days were so long ago. Krsitina: So tell me about yourself. How are you related to the Quartermaines? Jason sighs. Unless this is a question you don�t want me to ask� Jason: No, I�ll eventually have to tell you anyways. Let�s see. Biologically I�m Alan�s son and Monica�s stepson. I lived with them and at my boarding school for many years until about 7 or 8 years ago when my brother AJ got behind the wheel of a car drunk and smashed into a tree. Kristina: That�s awful. Jason shrugs. Jason: In some ways. When I woke up I didn�t like the old Jason who was perfect and was going to grow up and go to medical school and be just like Dad. I wasn�t as smart anymore and I didn�t really care for my family very much. Some people understood, some didn�t. I mean, I feel bad for AJ and what he had to go through and Ned cause he had to lie for AJ but I don�t mind that I�ve changed. Kristina: Well I guess I�m not who I once was either. Jason drinks more of the wine. Jason: Food? Kristina nods. He waves Felicia over. We�ll have two fettucini alfredos and garlic bread. Is that fine? Kristina nods. Thanks Felicia. Felicia nods and walks away. So tell me your story. Kristina: When I was born I was Alexis�s baby sister. She used to take care of me. I don�t remember most of it, it�s all what she�s told me lately. When my mother was murdered, Alexis left me in a barn. Jason: She left you there? Some sister. Kristina: Well it�s not like she slammed me into a tree. Jason shrugs. I�m sorry I didn�t mean that. Jason smiles. Jason: No it�s fine Kristina. I like it when someone understands and is still able to joke about it. I�m happy that I was slammed into a tree, so I�d rather joke about it. Kristina nods. He takes her hand. Kristina really it�s fine. She holds on to his hand for a moment. Jason interlocks his fingers and Kristina smiles as he caresses her hand. So go on� Kristina: Well basically I don�t remember much more. I always knew I was adopted and when I turned eighteen my adoptive parents told me how they found me. I learned only a year or so ago who my relatives were and went on a search for Alexis where I found Jax who lead me here. So I�m not who I used to be, I�m not the Cassadine a Cassadine my age should be, but that�s okay. Jason scoots closer to her. Jason: I like who you are. Kristina blushes. Kristina: Just like you I�m happy that I�m not who I was supposed to be. I feel so sorry for my sister and brother and the lives they led. Jason brushes her hair out of her face and touches her cheek. Jason: No one should have to go through that kind of a life. I�m glad that Alexis saved you from that. Kristina touches his cheek, closes her eyes as Jason leans in and kisses her. She looks into his eyes. You�re beautiful you know that. Kristina: You can stop complimenting me now. Jason: I don�t want to. Courtroom Alexis: Defense calls Emily Quartermaine. Emily walks up and sits in the witness chair. Bailiff: Do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Emily: I do. Alexis: State your full name for the record. Emily: Emily Lynn Bowen Quartermaine. Alexis: Emily, how are you related to the Quartermaines? Emily: I am the adopted daughter of Monica and Alan Quartermaine. Alexis: So Skye isn�t really your sister? Emily: Yeah she is! The Quartermaines have been my family for so long that family is family. She is my sister, blood related or not. Alexis nods. Alexis: Do you know who Zander Smith is? Emily: Yes, I dated him a year ago. Alexis: Did your family like that you were dating him? Scotty: Objection, opinions. Alexis: Goes to the witness�s relationship with Skye. Judge: All right but get to the point Ms. Davis. Alexis nods. Emily: Well my Mom and Dad were really against it but AJ and Ned weren�t too awful about it. But Skye, she was the best about it. She acted like she understood why we wanted to be together. Alexis: Emily, what happened that you had to leave Port Charles? Emily: Zander and I decided that we were going to run away together. Skye gave us money and promised to tell my parents what happened after I left. However the train we were on crashed and I was paralyzed so I went away to a clinic so to learn to walk again. Alexis: Did Skye ever give your parents the note? Emily thinks for a moment. Emily: No, I guess not. Alexis: Did your cousin Ned tell you why Skye wanted you out of the house? Scotty: Objection, hearsay. Judge: Mr. Baldwin sit down! Scotty scratches his head and sits down. Emily: Yeah he said that she wanted the attention of my dad all to herself. Alexis: Defense rests. Scotty sighs holding his head in his hands. PC Grille Bobbie: Luke, what are you doing here? Luke: I�m having lunch Barbara Jean, can�t you see that? Bobbie: Luke� He looks up at her. Luke: What? Bobbie: Luke, you hate this place. Luke: No I don�t, especially when they�re serving up fishy Qs. Bobbie sits down across from him and looks around. Bobbie: Whom on earth are you spying on? Luke: Do I ask you what you do everyday? No I don�t. Now either stay and have lunch with me and drop the fifty questions routine or leave. I�m here on business. Bobbie: Not for Sonny? Luke sighs. Luke: No. Happy? Bobbie shrugs. Bobbie: I�m just concerned. Luke: I get that. He glances around and lowers his voice. I�m glad you�re here though, I gotta tell you something. Bobbie looks at him curiously. He takes her hand. I have to tell you now cause soon you�ll be hearing it from someone else and I want to be the one to tell you. But you gotta promise me you�re not going to blame the messenger. Bobbie: Luke, you�re making me nervous. Luke: Barbara, it�s about Jerry. Bobbie: Jerry Jacks? He nods. You�ve heard from him? Luke: Shhh! The pig is in the pen. Bobbie raises her eyebrows. She slowly turns following his eyes and trying not to look conspicuous. She notices Tracy. Bobbie: What is it you heard from Jerry? Luke sighs as he stares at Bobbie while watching Tracy. Luke: Barbara, he�s getting married. Bobbie�s eyes open wide. She takes a gulp of water. Bobbie: To whom? Luke: Lois Cerullo Ashton. Bobbie draws her hand away slowly as she digests this. Laura walks over. Laura: Hey Bobbie, Luke. Do you mind if I join you? Luke rubs his forehead hoping that Tracy has not noticed. Luke: Why don�t I meet you at the house later? Laura nods. Laura: Suit yourself. Laura walks away. Luke looks back at Bobbie. Luke: What can I do? She leans back still digesting the information. Bobbie: Just give me a moment. Courtroom Jake: Dinner tonight at my place? I�ll cook. Alexis: You cook? I�ve never met anyone who cooks. Jake smiles. Jake: Well then it will be my pleasure. He walks away leaving behind an empty courtroom. Ned walks in. Ned: Well my family sure got a bashing from you today. Alexis sighs setting down her papers. Alexis: I told you, this isn�t personal. I�m doing what I was hired to do. Ned: No matter the reputation it gives the Quartermaines. Alexis: Ned you must agree your family does it to themselves. None of this would come out if your family didn�t do these things. Ned: What is the point of all of this anyways? You�re making Skye out to be a liar. Alexis: Then I�ve done my job. Look Ned, I�m being nice. I�m not putting you on the stand. I�m letting your other relatives do it to her. Ned: Remind me of that later and I�ll thank you. Alexis: Ned� She walks around the desk and sits on it. She touches his arm but he pulls it back. Ned: I wish you were as good with your personal life as you are with your professional one. Alexis: But I really don�t have a personal life do I? For years all my personal life has consisted of, all I�ve wanted it to, is you. Ned looks at her for a moment. Ned: The same goes here too, huh? She stares at him waiting for him to say more. You have a dinner to get to. After a moment she stands and picks up her briefcase. Alexis: Someday, somehow, we�ll get past the point when we want to keep trying. Maybe it�s time I looked elsewhere. She shakes her head as she walks away. As she reaches the door she stops. If you weren�t going to say good luck, you should have said nothing at all |
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