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Alex�s Throne Room
Alexandria: Thank you Niko, Maximillius. She kisses each of them. You may stand outsides. Each one nods and walks out. She turns to Alexis. So Natasha, you came back you try your luck. She walks up to Alexis.
Alexis: You forced me to come back, you know that. You kidnapped my best friend.
Alexandria: Was it better when you thought she was dead.
Alexis: No!
Alexandria: But now your life is in danger.
Alexis: I don�t feel threatened by you. Alexandria slaps Alexis.
Alexandria: You remember when Helena did this. Alexis stares at her. I do. She never liked you and I�m sure that I agree. You are a little busybody, always with her nose where it shouldn�t be. You take my son and you took away the Cassadine empire from where it should be, with Tony and I.
Alexis: Nikolas is the rightful heir to the throne. He is Stavros�s son and Stavros is the son of my father, the eldest son. Peter would not be next no matter what. Next would be Stefan and his children or my children or Kristina�s.
Alexandria: I believe you lie. There is a stipulation in Mikkos�s will that says if our son is ever found and Mikkos has no heir, the fortune will belong to him.
Alexis: So you think that Nikolas is just going to disappear and your son will thank you for giving him this power? I remember how much Nikolas didn�t want this power.
Alexandria: I don�t give a rats ass what you think or remember, you little snit. Peter will be nothing like wimpy little Nikolas, he will be a great man.
Alexis: So let me get this straight, you�re going to treat him like a king, you�re going to hide his sisters in the basement, you�re going to take away the only family he�s ever cared about, and Peter�s going to suddenly love you.
Alexandria: Love me? He already does. How unfortunate. She smirks. You�ve taken care of him for years, you had to earn his love. All I had to do was say that I was his mother.
Alexis: That will work for a while and then when he realizes what you are really doing what are you going to do? Do you think he�s stupid? They stare at each other for a moment. You�re going to do to him what you did to these prisoners aren�t you?
Alexandria: I doesn�t really matter what I do to him.
Alexis: Don�t you have any feeling at all? How is it possible that there were people created without hearts, without consciences?
Alexandria: My heart lies with Tony and Tony alone. My conscience tells me to go after what I want, the Russian throne.
Alexis: Have you forgotten that this isn�t the 19th century anymore? There is no Russian throne!
Alexandria: I can destroy the Russian government just as easy as I can destroy Port Charles. Alexis opens her mouth to say something. And just as easily as I can destroy you.
Alexis: What are you going to do to me?
Alexandria: Let me think, when my son was born you and Victor stole him. Then you hid him from me. Then when you found out that I was alive you told him I was evil. Finally you kept him from coming here and convinced him that you are a better mother to him than I am. Alexis stares at Alexandria. What do you think I should do, Natasha?
Alexis: Alexandria, I only wanted what was best for your son as I do now for your daughter.
Alexandria: Oh do you want Marie and Catherine too?
Alexis: How old is Catherine?
Alexandria: What does it matter?
Alexis: Because to most parents it does!
Alexandria: Did it matter to your parents? Alexis stares at her coldly. Yes your mother was dead. Your father wouldn�t even tell you he was your father much less call you by the right name, give you the right age, celebrate your birthday or save you from Helena.
Alexis: My father did what he could to save me.
Alexandria: Yes, he died. Where did that leave you? Alexis is silent. I will do what Helena should have done so long ago and don�t worry about your precious family or your precious Ned, they will realize the truth about you.
Alexis: Don�t touch Ned.
Alexandria: Oh how sweet, you worry for him. Well don�t worry, soon he will no longer worry about you. Alexis does not respond. Showing little emotion I see. Well then Natasha, our little t�te-�-t�te must come to and end. Alexandria smirks. Niko! Maximallius! They both walk in. Take our dear Natasha to the cavern. Both men grab Alexis�s arms. Any last words Natasha?
Alexis: You may be cold-hearted Alexandria Quartermaine. Alexis spits out the words. But I am a Cassadine. I will survive this and take care of Ned and my family and yours. And believe me you will wish this day had never occurred! Alexandria smirks.
Alexandria: Oooooh, I�m scared! They drag Alexis away, as she stares coldly at Alexandria the whole time.

Searching for Nikolas
Ned: You don�t think she�s doing anything to Alexis?
Jax: I�m sure that no matter what happens Alexis will survive.
Chloe: She will Ned, she will. Ned looks at her. Well I survived didn�t I?
Ned: I know you and I know Alexis is strong� I just worry.
Chloe: That�s sweet.
Jax: They didn�t hurt you at all did they?
Chloe: Well just at first because they did apparently have to pretend to kill me. I didn�t even know I was dead until Kristina told me. Tell me about Kristina.
Jax: No, tell me about the past few months.
Chloe: It�s been a lot longer than that I think� well maybe not. She glances at Jax. I didn�t realize you cared. Isn�t Brenda back there?
Jax: We�re searching for Nikolas, Brenda doesn�t even remember who she is, and I don�t have time to play around with that right now.
Chloe: But you will go back to her?
Jax: I really don�t know right now. I just want to know if you�re okay.
Chloe: I�m fine, good you can leave me alone now.
Ned: Alexis said the same thing to me.
Chloe: How did you two get back together?
Jax: Yeah I even missed that one.
Ned: It�s a long story and one I�d rather not live through right now, knowing where Alexis is.
Chloe: They claim my name is Golda. What kind of name is Golda? I have no idea how I was supposed to believe them.
Jax: So that�s it?
Chloe: Pretty much� I had to wait on them a little bit but since I was (quotes) the newcomer I had a room to myself.
Ned: This whole plot is completely insane.
Jax: All they want is Nikolas?
Chloe: Don�t tell me you want to give him up?
Jax: No, even if I knew where he was I�d hide him. I�m not going to destroy my reputation as the white knight.
Chloe: Well we�re all in this together now.
Ned: The fab four.
Jax: Except we�re not so fab.
Chloe: And we�re not so four. They glance around.
Ned: I almost felt her presence at that moment though. Chloe smiles.
Chloe: So did I.   Hey, did you guys ever try this door?
Jax: I haven�t tried all of them yet, there�s a million Chloe.
Chloe: But I know what�s behind most of them. Jax and Ned glance at each other. Jax gets out his pocketknife and opens the door. The room is barely put together. There is a boy sitting on a very uncomfortable-looking bed.
Ned: Hello there. The boy stares at him.
Boy: Hello. Chloe walks over to him.
Chloe: Please tell me you�re not another of Alex and Tony�s hidden children. The boy looks at her confused.
Boy: My name is Dillon Quartermaine. My mom is Tracy and my dad is Paul. I�ve never met my Dad though. Chloe looks back at Ned. Ned walks over to Dillon.
Ned: Hey Dillon, my name�s Ned, I�m your brother.
Dillon: Toby is my brother, are you Toby�s brother? Ned looks back at Jax.
Ned: Peter�s friend Toby? Jax shrugs. Yeah I probably am Dillon. My mom is Tracy Quartermaine too. Why aren�t you at school?
Dillon: Mommy won�t let me. Ned rolls his eyes. She thinks I should stay here and think about what I�ve done, but I don�t remember doing anything. I like to sneak out and go find Marie. Do you know Marie?
Ned: Yeah I do Dillon, she�s a nice girl. Ned turns to Chloe and Jax. She won�t even let him going to school. He rubs his forehead. This is really endearing my mother to me.

Emily: Do you think your father�s crazy? I mean I�ve only heard wonderful things from Grandfather about Alexandria but somehow I can�t understand why someone so good would want to hurt Nikolas.
Peter: She loves me as does my father. Both only want me to have what�s rightfully mine.
Emily: But it isn�t rightfully yours. Nikolas is the prince. Peter, don�t let this go to your head, it�s not like you.
Peter: Wouldn�t you like to be my princess, don�t you want the love that my mother and father have?
Emily: I love you, Peter. No Cassadine empire is going to change that. Peter turns to her and takes her hand.
Peter: Emily, you are my princess. He kisses her hand. I helped you to walk and I helped you to loosen yourself from the chains of Port Charles.
Emily: And now you want me to do something for you? Peter takes her face in his hands and kisses her softly. They stare into each other�s eyes for a moment.
Peter: I want what you want Emily. There�s nothing we can�t accomplish together. Promise me it will always be us, that if the world does something to us, we, together, will conquer all.
Emily: (breathlessly) Always. They kiss again. I pledge to you my honor and everlasting love. We will do what is right, what we know is right and not what anyone tells us differently. Peter smiles.
Peter: That�s all I ever wanted. I will try to protect you, but not by hiding you away. We will be stronger as a team. He kisses her again.
Emily: We well. They smiles, staring at each other for the moment. Oh, Peter, we must find Nikolas! Peter takes her hand.
Peter: Then we will. But first� He pushes her against the wall and kisses her. She smiles and wraps her arms around his neck.
Emily: I suppose we can pause for a moment. They begin to kiss again, not noticing that the wall behind them is moving. Finally it opens entirely and they fall to the floor. Emily laughs and Peter looks up.
Peter: Hello there. Emily looks behind her to see Nikolas staring back at them.

The Big Room
Frisco: Brenda, you�ve got to remember something.
Brenda: Do you remember anything?
Frisco: No, but you came after I and much after Dawn! Dawn smiles.
Dawn: At least we know our names now.
Laura: You guys should know so much more than that. She sits down next to Dawn. This is crazy; I can�t believe people can destroy other people�s lives like this. Dawn looks at Frisco.
Frisco: Do you know about our pasts? Laura glances at the others.
Olivia: Well I�m Brenda�s sister.
Brenda: Oh I have a sister? She smiles. That�s exciting.
Courtney: Actually you have two sisters.
Brenda: Oh you�re my sister too?
Olivia: No, you don�t understand. I�m Olivia, I�m your sister. Your other sister is Julia, she�s not here. That�s Courtney, she�s my friend. Brenda stares at her confused. Laura sighs glancing at Gia.
Frisco: There�s got to be a better way to go about this.
Laura: Felicia could tell you everything, you were married to her for many years.
Frisco: And it would be just as long and confusing as Brenda�s story. He walks over to the wall and kicks it. Damn it! I want to remember.
Laura: Between you and Brenda and Dawn and my father� She motions to Rick. I don�t know what to do.
Zander: We have to get the out of here.
Laura: I can�t leave without Luke or my sons!
Olivia: What are we supposed to do then? By staying here, my sister is going to be harmed. Tracy walks in.
Tracy: It doesn�t matter, you�re not leaving. Laura rolls her eyes. Where�s my son?
Toby: I�m right here. Liz and Gia stare at him, shocked.
Tracy: No not you! Where�s Ned?
Olivia: Considering you don�t have any use for him at any other time, maybe he ran. Tracy smirks.
Tracy: I know that he wouldn�t because his darling Alexis is still here. Liz and Gia glance at each other. Well then, stay put and I�ll be back. Toby dear, keep them from leaving. Toby nods. Tracy leaves.
Gia: You�re Ned�s brother? Why didn�t you tell us?
Toby: I don�t even know Ned. He looks away.
Liz: Why didn�t you tell us who your mother was?
Toby: Because you would hate me and I wouldn�t be able to get information on Peter. Liz�s mouth drops. Laura stands.
Laura: You put my son and his cousin in danger for your mother? She doesn�t care about you at all and you�ll put someone else in danger, someone who�s been so wonderful to you? She huffs and walks away. Toby looks up, not at all ashamed.
Toby: Peter has parent who want everything for him, all my mother wants for me is to hide out and eventually marry well and get her some money. I was jealous, I admit it. His parents care.
Laura: They do not care.
Gia: Seriously, is this some kind of a joke? Did you see how evil his parent were, how they barely gave a damn about him? Are you even worried about what they�re going to do to Nikolas�s aunt or Nikolas?
Toby: Not especially. If you will excuse me. He leaves. Laura shakes her head, completely mystified.

Tony: Do you like how the palace has been remodeled?
Kristina: It is beautiful. She glances at Stefan, who nods.
Stefan: What are you doing to my sister? Kristina presses her lips together.
Tony: She�s fine, I�m sure. Let�s try this way.
Stefan: You�re not going to hurt my nephew. I raised him and I am going to watch him grow up as the head of the Cassadine family. Tony smiles.
Tony: Oh yeah? Kristina and Stefan share a look. Alexandria walks up to the. Tony puts an arm around her waist and kisses her cheek. Hello my dear, you look lovely. Alexandria smiles.
Kristina: Where�s Alexis?
Alexandria: Oh dear, I�m sure she�s staying put. Stefan looks horrified.
Tony: Alexandria, my dear, this is family, we should all be close. Alexandria raises an eyebrow.
Alexandria: Of course. So where should we find this boy?
Stefan: He is not a boy, he is a man. He is the Cassadine Prince. Alex and Tony share a look.
Kristina: This is ridiculous. It�s two against two and we�re not going to let you hurt him.
Tony: Who is that up there?
Peter: Hello.
Alexandria: My son� She walks over and kisses Peter�s head. Tony smiles.
Tony: Have you two seen Nikolas? Peter glances at Emily.
Peter: No, sorry sir, we haven�t. We�ll keep looking though. Tony walks over to Peter and puts a hand on his shoulder.
Tony: That�s all right. I�m proud of you. You�re willing to help the family help you. He glances at Emily.
Peter: Sir, this is my girlfriend, Emily Quartermaine.
Alexandria: Quartermaine?
Emily: Yes, I was adopted by Monica and Alan Quartermaine. Alexandria smiles.
Alexandria: How wonderful.
Peter: We should really keep looking. He glances at Emily.
Tony: Of course son. You have now and will always make us proud. Tony touches Peters cheek. Kristina and Stefan glance at each other. Peter takes Emily�s hand and leads her off. Tony glances at Stefan. Do you think I love him as much as you love your Nikolas.
Stefan: Not even close. Tony smiles.

Jax: We should probably head back, I don�t think we�re going to find hin anytime soon.
Ned: We need to keep searching, Alexis would want us too.
Tracy: Is that all that matters? She walks through a door nearby. Ned stares at her for a moment. Hello Jax.
Jax: Tracy, it�s wonderful to see you. Ned looks at Jax like he�s crazy.
Ned: Mother, is there something you wanted?
Tracy: I wanted to see my son.
Chloe: You mean this big boy? Chloe walks out of the room holding Dillon�s hand. Tracy scowls at Chloe.
Ned: Obviously not.
Tracy: We never get to spend any time together anymore, Ned dear. Ned rolls his eyes. Oh Ned, remember the fun we used to have? We used to be a team!
Ned: Yes and then you almost killed Jenny, tortured Lois as well as Dawn!
Tracy: We you didn�t even invite me to your last wedding. Thankfully it didn�t go through.
Chloe: Maybe it�s not my place to say this but I don�t think a mother should be so happy that her son�s wedding didn�t happen.
Ned: Besides that you have Toby, a brother I�ve never even heard of and Dillon you lock in a closet-like room. Tracy rubs her forehead. Ned sighs and glances at Chloe and Jax. Maybe we should talk� Tracy smiles.
Chloe: Jax and I will take Dillon back to the big room and you guys can meet us there.   Ned nods. Come with me Dillon. Jax? Jax nods and follows her.
Tracy: Let�s walk outside, it�s a beautiful day.
Ned: In Russia? Tracy purses her lips. Fine fine. They walk to the next door and Tracy opens it to reveal the outside. I�m not leaving, not without Alexis.
Tracy: I know that, I just wanted to take a walk in the outside. Ned sighs and follows her out. Have you enjoyed your trip out here?
Ned: Oh incredibly. No of course I haven�t. First I had to walk through a maze and then Alex took Alexis away and we haven�t even found Nikolas. Last but not least I�ve managed to run into you. Tracy pouts. Oh come off it mother.
Tracy: Ned, I thought you could you use some time with your wife, so I didn�t come back. Then I heard you were getting married again and I was mystified because I thought you were still married to Lois.
Ned: I haven�t been married to Lois for years. Tracy stops walking. She just got too pushy. She didn�t like me for me. We�re friends and whether or not I want more, we�re going to just going to have to settle for a friendship.
Tracy: (whispering) But what do you think of Alexandria.
Ned: Despite what I�ve heard and always believed I think she�s truly evil. Somehow I feel that whenever I�m around her I�m doomed. I can pretend to like I truly can, you know for everyone else�s sake, but something about her isn�t right. This trip has truly taught me that. It�s like I thought one thing about her all along but lately I�ve been proved wrong.
Tracy: Ned dear, it will be all right.
Ned: Yeah� He sighs. Anyways we should just see if we can find Nikolas and get out of here as soon as possible. Tracy begins walking again and Ned runs to catch up not noticing the pile of rocks that they are passing. Although we have to find Alexis�
Tracy: I knew that was coming.

Inside Cavern
Alexis leans against the rocks having heard Ned and Tracy walk by. She closes her eyes wishing she hadn�t heard what Ned said.
Alexis: Oh g-d, Alex has done it. She walks to the opposite side of the cavern banging her hand on the rock. She thinks for a moment but as she thinks more and more about what Ned said, her eyes begin to fill with tear. Oh g-d. She begins to sob, falling to the floor. Ned� She repeats his name over and over as she continues to sob.

Felicia: Luke, it�s really not a good idea for you to be here. It was you who tried to kill him before.
Luke: Felicia� Felicia rolls her eyes. Okay then. Now where would little Nikki be hiding?
Nikolas: Luke? Luke flips around.
Luke: Apparently right here.
Nikolas: Look, I just met up with Peter and Em and they said I need to get out of here, so can you show me the way out. Luke and Felicia glance at each other. Unless you are planning on taking me to see Tony and Alex?
Felicia: No, Nikolas we would never do that. Luke can�t leave your mother here and if we were to disappear, obviously they would know something�s up.
Nikolas: Fine, pretend you didn�t see me. He turns to leave.
Luke: No wait! He grabs Nikolas�s arm. Nikolas shrugs it off. Nikolas I helped you before, I�ll help you now.
Nikolas: Why because your wife wants you too? No thanks.
Luke: First, she is not my wife, at least not yet. Second, Felicia was just saying it was going to be hard, she didn�t say we weren�t going to help.
Nikolas: Okay. So what now? Luke glances at Felicia.
Felicia: Well we need to get you out of this palace and then make sure you get home without either of us leaving� Nikolas looks at Luke.
Luke: Or we need to do what we came here to do. We need to get rid of Alex and Tony and get Chloe and the rest of the prisoners the hell out of here. Felicia stares at Luke. Don�t you want your ex-husband back again? Felicia nods slowly.
Nikolas: So how do we do that?
Felicia: Does that involve being caught? Luke nods.
Nikolas: Oh no.
Luke: Bat Prince, they already got your aunt, so we have to get her out too.
Nikolas: They have Alexis? Where?
Felicia: Nikolas, we don�t know any information. Nikolas rubs his forehead.
Nikolas: Alexis�
Luke: Nik, I gotta know, are you going to go along with this? Nikolas looks at Felicia.
Felicia: Luke usually knows what he�s doing. Nikolas looks down and nods.
Nikolas: Okay. He looks up. Okay, what�s next?

The Big Room
Jax: So here we are again� Chloe picks up Dillon and sits him on a bed. She looks up at Jax. Can we talk for a moment? Chloe nods.
Chloe: Let me get Dillon acclimated and then we can talk. Jax nods. He looks over at Brenda and walks over. Hey Dillon, your brother will be back very soon. She glances around. Where�s Toby?
Gia: He left. It�s not important to him what happens to everyone else.
Chloe: Well I thought he�d at least care about his little brother.
Olivia: Is that Dillon? Chloe nods. Olivia walks over.
Jax: Hey Brenda. She stares up at him.
Brenda: I�m sure that I�m supposed to know who you are but I can�t place it. I�m sorry. I couldn�t even remember my sister. Jax glances back at Olivia and back at Brenda.
Jax: I�m Jax. We were� He looks down at his hands and up at Laura.
Laura: You can tell her Jax.
Jax: Brenda, there�s so much I wish I could tell you. He thinks for a moment. I just� You know what, it really wasn�t that important. He glances at Chloe, knowing full well she is staring at them. He presses his lips together. Anyways, I just wanted to say that it�s good to see that you�re alive. Brenda stares up at him curiously. He stares at her for a moment, wishing just for a moment something that may never happen. Jax clears his throat. Well� He nods and walks back over to Chloe. Chloe is sitting next to Dillon, his head on her shoulder, and Marie leaning on her other shoulder. She looks up at Jax. Hey Chloe. She nods, but says nothing. Tony, Stefan, Kristina, Alexandria, Luke, Felicia and Nikolas walk in.
Tony: It�s good to see that almost everyone is here. Who are we missing, other than my son and his girlfriend?
Chloe: Ned and his mother.
Stefan: My sister isn�t back yet, where is she? Tony glances at Alexandria.
Alexandria: Maybe it would be better to talk about her in past tense. Jax stalks over and grabs Alexandria�s arm.
Jax: Where is Alexis?
Tony: Unhand my wife, sir! Niko walks in and points a gun at Jax. Jax looks over at Niko, over to Tony and back at Alexandria. Slowly, he lets Alexandria go.
Jax: If you�ve harmed her�   Alexandria smiles.
Tony: Good thinking Jax, just let her go. Jax looks over at Tony staring him up and down with a look of disgust on his face.
Jax: She�s not worth it, but if I discover you or she has harmed one hair on Alexis�s head�
Tony: You�ll do what?
Stefan: Well killing you obviously doesn�t work. Kristina bites her lip.
Tony: Never fear my friends, you will be out of here soon. As you can see, we have managed to find Sir Nikolas here. Stefan puts his arm around Nikolas protectively.
Alexandria: Do you really think that this will work Stefan? Ned and Tracy walk in. Ah, Tracy dear, did all go well? Tracy nods and smiles. Ned opens his mouth to say something. Ned, darling, don�t even start, we�ve already discussed her once. I do believe that track of conversation is tiring me. Luke and Felicia glance at each other. Niko, Maximillius, will you please take Nikolas? Niko and Maximillius walk over and grab Nikolas but as they do Nikolas grabs the weapon from Niko and hands it to Luke. As Niko gets angry, Nikolas grabs the other for Maximillius. Luke holds the gun to Tony and Nikolas to Alexandria.
Luke: Now what do you have to say for yourself? Alexandria smiles. Peter and Emily walk in.
Peter: What is going on? Luke motions Felicia over, who takes hold of his gun. Luke walks over to Peter, grabbing him and holding a knife against his neck. Emily shrieks. What are you doing?
Ned: Em� He walks over and takes her arm but she shrugs him off.
Luke: I don�t want to have to kill your boy. Tony and Alexandria glance at each other. Laura, Lucky take the prisoners and leave. They nod. Gia, Zander, Courtney, Olivia and Elizabeth go with them.
Lucky: Come on. Frisco walks over to Kristina.
Kristina: I will meet you out there; I just have to check on my sister. Frisco nods and touches her cheek, his fingers settling for a moment in her hair. Felicia tries not to watch. Frisco grabs Brenda�s hand and they leave. Luke watches them go.
Luke: Okay, Chloe you take Dillon and Marie and get out of her.
Jax: What about their other daughter, what was her name?
Chloe: Marie, what�s your sister�s name? Marie looks up at her parents. No, look at me. Chloe takes Marie�s face and focuses it on herself.
Marie: Catherine.
Jax: Are we just going to leave her down there? Felicia looks at Nikolas who looks at Luke.
Peter: You need to find my sister.
Luke: Jax, take over for Nikolas. Jax takes the weapon from Nikolas. Nikolas, you and Emily go find Catherine.
Emily: No I don�t want to leave Peter. Her eyes well up with tears. Nikolas puts his arms around Emily.
Nikolas: Luke�s handling this, don�t worry Em. She looks up at him, tears streaming down her face. You know you can trust me, Em. Come on. She walks over to Peter.
Luke: No Emily, step back.
Ned: Emily, go with Nikolas.
Peter: Listen to your cousin. Emily wipes away the tears and takes Nikolas�s hand.
Emily: I love you. He nods.
Nikolas: Ready? Emily nods. They leave.
Luke: Okay, who�s next?
Chloe: We�re leaving. Luke nods. Come on Marie, Dillon.
Tracy: Absolutely not! She walks over to Chloe and takes Dillon�s hand. You will not take my son!
Toby: That term can be used loosely.
Tracy: Excuse me? She flips around and sees Toby leaning against the wall. What did you say?
Toby: You heard me. Dillon, come here. He holds out his hands. Dillon looks like he wants to listen to Toby and moves to leave but he looks up at Tracy and becomes frightened.
Ned: Mother, let the kid do what he wants.
Tracy: I see that it�s three against one. She lets go of Dillon�s hand and he runs to Toby. Dillon, Toby, this is your brother, Ned.
Ned: Mother, introducing us isn�t going to change anything. Tracy walks over to Ned. She reaches up and touches his face. He shrugs her off.
Tracy: Everything I did for years, years, I did for you. Why can�t you see that?
Ned: Because you do it so pathetically and so much for yourself. What was this? You helped out Tony and Alex, people who would love to kill me.
Tracy: No, they were warned not to hurt you dear. Ned looks at her pained. Tony and Alex were my friends from many, many years ago. They needed my help.
Ned: To do what, ruin the world? He wipes a tear away from his eye. Why didn�t you tell them not to hurt Alexis?
Tracy: I couldn�t do that dear, she was such an important part of their plan.
Ned: Alexis is the love of my life. She is my life. His voice begins to tremble. I can�t believe you Mother, I can�t. He stares at her.
Tracy: Ned�
Ned: No, don�t even try. She touches his arm, but this time he doesn�t brush her off.
Tracy: Ned, I do love you.
Luke: Oh Tracy come off it! Chloe go! Chloe grabs Marie�s hand and runs.
Tony: You�ve got my daughter, now leave my son alone. Felicia looks at Luke.
Luke: No, you should have been dead years ago. Why must you Cassadines insist on coming back to life?
Stefan: Spencer, let�s finish this.
Luke: Get the kid out of here.
Tracy: I will not allow my son to leave!
Alexandria: Tracy you have done enough, we will be in touch as always. Tracy smiles. Go, be with your sons.
Tracy: Fine then, Dillon, Toby, Ned, let�s go.
Ned: No. I�m not leaving without Alexis.
Kristina: Ned, if you want to go with your mother you can. We�ll bring Alexis to you.
Ned: No. Absolutely not! He stares hard at Tracy, who looks up at Alexandria.
Alexandria: Don�t even think about. That�s one good thing that has come of all this. That bastard girl is out of our lives. Ned begins to charge toward Alexandria but Stefan catches him.
Stefan: Ned, let it go.
Tony: Yes, let it go Ned. Let her go. You might as well, she�s dead.
Ned: She is not dead! I would know if she were dead! He turns away, covering his face with his hands. Kristina stares at him, tears in her eyes.
Tracy: Sons, let�s go. Toby, Dillon and Tracy leave.
Luke: Well now, its just the Cassadines and� He glances around. Well there are a few others. Alex, Tony, what�s next?
Tony: I didn�t realize that it was our decision.
Luke: You let Nikolas go, you let your daughters go, now you need to let your son go. He lets go of Peter and pushes him toward Tony and Alex.
Stefan: Tell him who you really are, make him believe Alexis.
Alexandria: Never! He is our future and we love him. We could have been such better parents if he had not taken her away from us. Peter we love you.
Peter: Let them go.
Jax: Luke, you�re crazy, this kid is never going to change his mind. Peter turns and punches Jax.
Peter: Run! Felicia is so distracted that she is not able to shoot the gun. Luke grabs the gun from her hand takes off after them. Stefan grabs the other from Jax and follows.
Jax: What do you think you�re doing? He takes Peter by the shoulders and pushes him to the floor.
Kristina: Jax! She runs over and offers Peter her hand.
Peter: Nothing against you, I just wanted to be able to get them out of here. He takes Kristina�s hand and stands up. Jax, Peter, Kristina, Ned and Felicia stare at each other.
Felicia: Do we follow them?
Jax: Do what you want.
Peter: I�m going to find Emily. He glances at Kristina. You coming? Kristina glances at Jax and Ned. Ned rubs his eyes.
Ned: I don�t know, I don�t even know where to look. We looked everywhere for Nikolas and we didn�t find Alexis in all that time. He shrugs.
Felicia: I guess we should go make sure the prisoners got out okay. Jax nods.
Jax: I�ll go with you. He glances at Ned.
Ned: I can�t. I can�t leave, I don�t know where to look. He rubs his forehead. Kristina walks over to him.
Kristina: Ned, we will find Alexis. You have to believe we will. You have to believe that she will be okay and that everything will turn out for the best.
Ned: I can�t do that. He turns to her, a pained look on his face. You have no idea how much I want to, but you�re in her family. You have watched all of this. Can you not see that this will continue on and on? First it was Helena, then Stavros and now this. I don�t know what will happen next but I do know it will put her in more and more danger.
Jax: Ned, it wasn�t just her family involved in this. Your mother played a rather large role in this situation.
Ned: I know that! She wouldn�t have hurt Alexis.
Felicia: Jax we need to go.
Jax: Ned we�re going to go, you coming. Ned shakes his head. Kristina? Peter? Both shake their heads. Okay then. Come on Felicia. They leave.
Peter: I�m going to go look for Emily.
Ned: Go, go, and tell her I love her.
Peter: Will do. Kristina?
Ned: Go with him, I�d rather suffer alone. Kristina walks over and hugs Ned.
Kristina: I love you but I can�t watch you like this either. If you do find her, tell her I love her. Ned nods. Peter and Kristina leave. Ned glances around the room, trying to understand the events of the last hour. He sits down on the bed closest to him.
Ned: I don�t know� His face crumples as the tears begin to fall again. Alexis! Oh g-d Alexis. Putting his head in his hands Ned begins to sob.