At the cabin --

"The mob war seems to be escalating as time goes on, Zander. I don't know how much longer I can keep you out of the investigation." Ric said as Zander went to sit down in one of the wooden rockers.

"Who's asking you to, Ric? I know you have a job to do."

"You are my brother, Zander and I feel the need to protect you. I might not of been there when we were younger, but I'm here now."

"Look, you know this business, Ric ... it's dangerous and it's illegal, you could arrest me right now if you wanted to for all the things you know I've done, you don't need some mob war as an excuse."

"Is that what you want? Do you want me to arrest you and haul your ass in, leaving Emily and Devon here without you and unprotected?!"

"No I don't want that, Ric but I'm just saying that I understand if comes down to that. You know as well as I do, my family is in danger and in more danger now that things are out of control between Jason and I. And now that Sonny is free, all bets are off."

Ric looked at his brother confused by what he said. "Bets? What bets?" Ric asked and Zander realized now what he left slip.

"I'm just saying that things are about to get more out of control and I can't stop it even if I wanted to." Zander replied knowing now that Sonny was free, Jason wouldn't hesitate coming after him now.

Ric's office --

A few weeks had past since Ric visited his brother about the shooting down on the docks. The police were no closer now then they were a few weeks ago about why Morales and his son were in Port Charles, they could only guess they were in town to do business with someone. Ric had his own suspicions about who that was, his little brother was at the top of his list.

Ric sat behind his desk and looked over the files that laid in front of him. He crumbled up the paper bag that held his lunch from Kelly's and threw it in the waste basket. It was only 1pm in the afternoon and already he was swamped with paperwork.

He looked up from the file he was reading when he heard a knock at his office door. "Yes, it's open." he called to the person who waited in the hallway.

"Ric?" the commissioner peered in.

"Come on in, Mac .. I'm just finishing up some paperwork before court." Ric replied and invited Mac inside.

"I wanted to talk to you about your brother."

Ric flipped the file folder closed and sat forward in his chair. "Zander? What about?"

"Did you have a talk with him about Morales? The circumstantial evidence is piling up, Ric .... I don't know how much longer I can give you."

"Mac, he swears he had no idea Sal and Miguel were in town. Now I know what Zander has done in the past but he's my brother, I have to give him the benefit of the doubt that what he tells me is the truth."

Mac sighed and turned to walk out of Ric's office. "Have another talk with Zander and soon, or I will have to haul him in for questioning."