Durant's Office

Durant sat in his large leather upholstered swivel chair, his feet propped up on his desk as he laid back looking over one of his files. He was startled by a knock on his door and invited whomever it was inside. Zander peeked his head in and asked if he was interrupting. Durant waved Zander into the office, and then removed his glasses as he sat upright in his chair.

"To what do I owe this pleasure, Detective?" Durant greeted as Zander approached the desk.

Zander stepped forward and handed Durant a thick file folder. "Here ... this should get you a conviction."

Durant took the file folder and laid it open on his desk, a rap sheet staring up at him. "What's this?" he asked as he flipped through the file.

"That is what is going to get you a conviction on Sonny and quite possible Ric. It's all you need, Durant. Have fun..." Zander's words drifted off as he turned to leave the office. Durant calling after him, stopped him in his tracks and turned back around.

"Wait! I thought you'd want to be in on this Detective? You're just handing over your case?"

"Look, I've been working on this damn case for 3 years, Durant, but I have another case building against Sonny that is more important then racketeering and drug charges."

Zander's words piqued Durant's interest even more. "You do, do you? Care to share what's going on?"

"I gave you enough to put Corinthos and Lansing away for a lifetime, what more do you want from me, Durant?" Zander reluctant in sharing his case that was still pending.

Durant felt some hostility coming from Zander, though he didn't feel it was directed towards him, but more towards Sonny. "Hey I don't mean to step all over your toes, Detective. I was just asking ..."

"I know and I'm sorry for snapping. It's just the case I have building against Corinthos is ... personal. And I have to do this case alone, Durant. You understand, don't you?"

"Yeah, of course I do. Dealing with Corinthos all these years, I have my own stake in seeing him behind bars. Thanks for the file, Detective." Durant replied as he acknowledged Zander's help.

"You're welcome. I hope you get the bastard. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go meet my wife at Kelly's for dinner." With that, Zander walked out of the office and headed to Kelly's to meet Emily.

Durant sat back down at his desk and picked up the phone. He punched in a number and waited for someone on the other end to answer.

"This is John Durant, I need search warrants on both Corinthos and Lansing's residence, warehouses, vehicles ... the works. And I need it tonight!"

At the hospital

Ric was up and walking around, he shouldn't be, but he had spent enough time in that hospital bed. He needed to get out of there before he lost his sanity. Frankie stood guard outside the door of the private room as Alexis stepped off the elevator, obviously in a rush to see Ric. She didn't even stop to talk with Frankie, she barged right into Ric's room, startling him as he stood by the window.

"What are you doing?! You should be in bed." she barked as she entered the room and saw her husband staring out the window.

"Alexis, I'm fine. What are you doing back here? I thought you went to see Nikolas?"

"I was going to, but I had a run in with Faith when I got to the launch."

"Oh my God, are you okay? She didn't hurt you, did she?" Ric asked, worried about his wife.

"No, I'm fine. She just tried to scare me by making threats towards you."

"Frankie!" Ric called for his body guard without questioning Alexis any further.

"Ric? Now don't go doing anything stupid. I'm fine, really." Alexis trying to calm him down.

"Yes sir ..." Frankie said as he came into the room.

"I want you to call some of the boys and have them go out there and find Faith. Put a scare on her a little bit. If her goons are with her, give them a little taste of what we can do to them if they come near my family again." Ric ordered.

"Yes sir." Frankie noticed Alexis' concern before leaving the room, and he hoped she was alright.

Ric grimaced and applied pressure to his side with his hand as he searched for his clothes. He wasn't staying one more night in the hospital. Faith was getting too close and he needed to protect his family.

"Ric, calm down, you're going to open up those stitches. You are not well enough to leave this hospital!" Alexis barked at him as he found his clothes in the drawers of the dresser.

"Look, Faith got close to you tonight, too close! I can't have that happening again!"

"The boys can take care of that, you need to stay in the hospital! You're not ready to face Faith alone! Dammit Ric! Listen to me, please!"

Ric stopped and sat down on the bed, his clothes lay beside him. He held his hand out to her, she took it and was pulled in towards him. "I love you, and I will protect you at all costs, Alexis."

"I love you too, Ric, but you are still healing. You are in no shape to go after Faith alone."

They were interrupted by Ric's cell phone. He reached for it and flipped it open to answer it.

"Lansing ..."

"We have trouble, sir."

"What kind of trouble, Thomas? Faith and Lorenzo?"

"No, not that kind of trouble. It's Durant .. he's out for blood. Our sources at the PCPD are telling us that Durant got a judge to issue search warrants for both you and Sonny's property .... homes, cars, warehouses .. everything."

"Dammit! Okay, have Davis and Mario come to the hospital to pick up me and Alexis. We'll go to the cabin till all this blows over. And make sure Sonny meets us there."

"Yes sir, right away."

Ric flipped closed the phone and with some pain in his side, he got dressed as quickly as he could. Alexis concerned and wanting to know what was going on.

"Now what? What's going on, Ric?!"

Ric hurried her out the door. "I'll explain on the way ...."

"On the way? On the way, where? Ric?"

Coming Up ...

~ Emily and Zander get a scare.

~ Ric and Sonny are searched

~ Alexis steps down