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All of Safe From Harm has been moved to their own category. I am about to start a new fic called The Storm. First episode will be posted tonight. Safe From Harm will be continued, but I'm putting it on hold for a while, so I can start something new.
Jen
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With only a few more episodes left of WICKED, Head Writer Jennifer Snyder will be introducing the next book in the series in the coming weeks. The Reckoning will continue the story of Zander and Emily as he tries to protect his family from yet another threat. "Amidst happiness, a new danger is lurking ready to strike." teases Snyder. "The new threat will be introduced in the last chapter of WICKED." she added.
"Readers can expect a few new characters in the new book, many of them will be tied to the canvas," adds Snyder. "It's going to be an exciting story. I'm really looking forward to bringing it to MySON TV and SONBC.
With Head Writer Snyder promising an exciting continuation of the story, readers of this mobular fic are sure to enjoy the next installment of this series. The Reckoning will begin in a few weeks, on October 1st. "The day of reckoning is coming ... and it's coming to the town of Port Charles."
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Readers take note - beginning in Chapter 9 - the story will change format. I am a fan fic writer whose style has always been dialogue writing. I am going to change the style for this story and to give more of an episodic feel to it. I hope it brings more interest and more readers to this story.
Chapter 9 will be posted later today.
Thank you to everyone who has been leaving comments, it is greatly appreciated.
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Portrayed by Nancy Lee Grahn
Alexis Davis Lansing, a successful attorney at law, and now the Port Charles District Attorney tries to juggle being a mother, a career, and being a mob wife. Difficult to do, her loyalties come into question frequently.
Alexis' family ties in Port Charles connect her to the most ruthless and dangerous family of Cassadines. Of Russian and Greek decent, the Cassadines have certainly lived up to their name's reputation.
Since her coming to Port Charles, she has had relationships with quite a few PC residents including, Ned Ashton, Sonny Corinthos, Jasper Jax, Cameron Lewis, and now married to Ric Lansing.
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Portrayed by Tamara Braun
Carly Corinthos, born Caroline Benson arrived in PC looking for her biological mother, and through alot of trials and tribulations she found her. Carly now owns MetroCourt, a 5 star hotel located in the center of Port Charles. She also owns and operates a night club called Club 101.
She is the wife of mobster Sonny Corinthos, the daughter of Bobbie Spencer, and her family ties are connected to the Spencer clan, which includes Luke, Lucky, and Lulu Spencer. Her best friend Jason Morgan is Sonny's right hand man and enforcer. She is the mother of Sonny's two children, Michael and Morgan.
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Casting news for Safe From Harm!
John-Paul Lavoisier
Detective Lee Jameson, Zander's partner from the Special Investigations Division will appear beginning in Chapter 12 - Episode 1
Robert LaSardo
Carlos Escobar will be a material witness/suspect being transported to Port Charles by Det. Lee Jameson. He will appear in Chapter 12 - Episode 1
More Casting news coming soon!
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A few new additions will be added to our roster. The following roles have been cast and for the duration of The Storm, they are recurring roles. The following actors may become contract players upon completion of The Storm, as the story moves into it's sequel, Wicked.
Character
Actor
"Elenore Lansing-Smith"
Will be portrayed by Anna Stuart. Probably most well known for her role on Another World as Donna Love. "Elenore" will debut in the upcoming episode #40.
Zander's bodyguards have been cast. These roles are currently recurring but will become contract roles upon entering Wicked.
"Thomas" - Zander's right hand man.
Will be portrayed by Eric Dane.
"Cory"
Will be portrayed by Michael McLafferty
"Marcus"
Will be portrayed by Mykel Shannon Jenkins
"Frank"
Will be portrayed by Josh Casaubon
"Wade"
Will be portrayed by Jeff Henry
"Greg"
Will be portrayed by Tyler Alexander
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Chapter 10 - Episode 1
Durant invited Zander into his office and offered him a seat. Before sitting, Zander removed his leather jacket and revealed to Durant the 9mm in his shoulder holster. Zander's detective badge could be seen in plain sight, hanging on one of his front belt loops. The shiny badge caught Durant's eye as he took a seat behind the large mahogany desk. Zander took a seat in front of Durant, and was ready to get down to business.
"So, you have some information you think I would be interested in?" Durant said as he started off the conversation.
"I have a stack of charges waiting in Miami for Sonny Corinthos, but we're having a hard time connecting him to some other crimes and making sure it sticks." Zander revealed.
"How do you think I can help you?" Durant asked, still curious as to what Zander wanted from him.
"I was hoping that you had a few charges of your own to stick on Sonny and perhaps we can connect him to more crimes in both states. I want to make sure he doesn't find a loop hole this time."
"My first question to you is ... I get the feeling you have something at stake here, Detective?" Durant questioned Zander.
Zander evasive and not wanting to tip his hand to Durant, but there was more at stake for Zander then anyone. But he wasn't quite ready to reveal all he knew or why he wanted Sonny behind bars, so bad. He would reveal the truth when he was good and ready, now, was not it.
"Hey, I'm a detective working on a case, Durant. I want to make sure the charges stick this time, Sonny has eluded us for far too long." Zander explained.
"And what about Ric? Doesn't that bother you, I mean, you and Alexis are close, no?"
"Yeah, I'm going to be sorry about that, but Ric is still a criminal just like his brother. I know arresting Ric will hurt Alexis, and I guess I'm hoping Ric will turn states evidence against Sonny for Alexis' sake."
"You're taking a big gamble there, aren't you? I mean, Ric turning against Sonny is something I don't see happening."
"Maybe, maybe not. I guess we'll see who Ric loves more .... his brother or his family."
As Zander and Durant discussed more about the case, they were interrupted by Zander's cell phone ringing. He excused himself from the conversation and answered his phone.
"Smith ...." Zander answered when he flipped open his phone.
"Zander, can we meet to talk?" the voice on the other requested.
Zander looked towards Durant and the expression on his face gave Durant the inclination his plans to take down Ric were about to come to light.
"Sure we can meet, Alexis." Zander replied as a grin came across his face.
"Kelly's ... in about an hour?" Alexis suggested.
"I'll see you in an hour." Zander replied and flipped the phone closed. He took a seat back down in front of Durant and put his phone back into his jacket pocket.
"I don't think I have to tell you to tread lightly with Alexis, Detective. You know if you go after Ric, you will have to deal with Alexis, and trust me, she's the last person you want to go toe to toe with."
"Believe me, Durant, I know Alexis probably better then anyone and I know what she is capable of."
"Just watch your back, if I know Alexis, she will protect her husband and her children if it comes to that."
Zander had a few more errands to run before meeting Alexis. He got up from his seat and grabbed his jacket. He headed towards the door, but before leaving the office, he turned back around towards Durant ..."Think about what I said, maybe together we can take down Corinthos."
Coming soon ....
~Alexis goes fishing for answers
~The 5 families have a meeting
~Emily surprises Jason with some good news
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Episode 2
After his meeting with Sonny, Jason tracked down Emily at the hospital. It had been a while since he last saw his sister and they had a lot to catch up on. Jason stepped off the elevator and his eyes met his wife's, who was supervising the nurse's station. He approached and a smile appeared across her face.
"Hi ... I didn't expect to see you today." Elizabeth said as Jason walked up to the desk.
"I was hoping to find Emily here, I heard she and Zander came home."
"Yeah, she's around here somewhere. Her and your parents were in the lounge talking for a while."
"Okay, I'll look around. I'm sure we'll run into each other."
Jason leaned over the desk and gave his wife a kiss before leaving her to go look for Emily. He didn't have to look for very long when he found Emily coming out of the doctor's lounge.
"Hey, Emily wait up ...." Jason called out as he approached her from behind.
Emily heard a familiar voice call her name and she spun around quickly to see Jason approaching. She missed him so much and was anxious to talk with him. She ran into his arms and almost knocked him over. "I missed you, Jason ..." she replied as she felt her brother's strong arms around her.
They parted and walked back into the doctor's lounge for some private time to talk.
"So what brings you back home?" Jason asked as Emily and he sat down at an empty table.
"Zander and I have some good news we wanted to share."
"You couldn't do that over the phone?" Jason asked curious as to the real reason she and Zander came back.
"We could, but this is something we wanted to do in person."
"So, what's the good news you brought with you?"
"Zander and I are going to have a baby ..."
Jason shocked with Emily's news, happy for her, but surprised to hear it, nonetheless.
"I'm happy for you Emily ..." Jason began.
"No you're not ..." she quickly remarked and Jason gave her a concerned look.
"Look, Zander and I have our differences and our history is not best friends, but I want you to be happy, Emily. I really do. You deserve to be happy and if it's with Zander ...."
Emily got up from her seat and went to hug her brother. As he held her in his arms, she felt just how much Jason loved her and how much he wanted things to go right for her.
"Have you told Alan and Monica, yet? I'm sure they will be thrilled."
"Yeah they were pretty happy about it, but they too have worries about me. Dad and Zander never did get along, and I'm sure Grandfather is going to blow a blood vessel knowing that a great grandchild of his, will have Zander as a father."
"But I'm sure Edward will be happy to know there is another child coming into the family that he can mold into his image." Jason finished her thought.
"Em, we need to talk about Zander." he continued.
Emily sat back down with Jason, curious as to what he wanted to talk about regarding her husband. She put two and two together when she noticed how Jason was acting.
"Jas, if you're going to ask about any cases he's working on, I don't have an answer for you." Emily replied.
"I know, and I don't want you in the middle of this, Em, but there is something just not right about what's been going on here recently."
"And what? You think Zander has something to do with it? Is that what you're saying, Jason?" Emily started to get defensive.
Jason stayed silent. His non response was enough for Emily.
"I can't believe you Jason!" Emily got up from her seat and distanced herself from her brother.
"Em, look, I can't tell you what's going on, and believe me I wish I could. But the more you know the more you will be in danger. I couldn't live with myself if something happened to you, you know that." Jason replied as he got up from his seat and went to her.
"Zander didn't have anything to do with whatever is going on, he's a cop, Jason! He left the mob life a long time ago..." her words drifted off and tears began to well in her eyes.
Jason noticed she was upset and tried to console her. "I'm sorry Em for upsetting you. That was not my intention. I hope you're right, because if Zander has played any part in what is going down, Em, I can't promise he won't get hurt."
Jason kissed her forehead and turned to leave. She called after him .... "Jase, be careful ..." Jason turned back around ... "It's not me you need to be worried about."
Coming up ...
~Zander meets Alexis at Kelly's
~The 5 families gather in PC
~Zander visits with Ric in the hopes of finding new evidence against Sonny.
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Episode 3
After his visit with Sonny, Trevor went back to the hospital to see his son. He stepped off the elevator and walked down the dismal hallway of the hospital towards Ric's room. Frankie stood guard, just where he was when Trevor had left a few hours before. Frankie made eye contact with Trevor as he approached.
"I didn't expect to see you again, tonight, Mr. Lansing." Frankie greeted as Trevor approached him.
"I wasn't planning on it, but something has come up that I thought Ric should know." he replied as he looked in at Ric.
Frankie stepped aside and left Trevor pass. Ric sitting up doing some paperwork, looked up and saw Trevor in the doorway. He motioned for his father to enter the room and come closer.
"This isn't bad news is it?" Ric joked.
"No, well I don't think it is. But I wanted to keep you abreast of the situation."
"So what did Sonny do this time?" Ric questioned.
"He called a meeting of the 5 families. It's schedule for tomorrow night at one of his warehouses."
"Sonny must be worried about something important to call a meeting so soon."
"I just left Greystone and yes I would say Sonny is worried. And I don't think it's just about the missing shipments and Faith Roscoe. I think there is someone else he's concerned about." Trevor explained.
"Yeah I'm sure Sonny is concerned about Zander being in town. He and Sonny never did see eye to eye."
"Zander? I don't think I know the name, care to explain?"
"Zander Smith, it's complicated but he and Alexis are quite close. For a short time Alexis was his attorney."
"Legal troubles he had, did he?"
"You could say that, he use to work for Sonny. Now he's a detective for the Miami-Dade police department."
Trevor raised an eyebrow and a concerned look overcame his face. Miami certainly rang a bell for him.
"Why do you think he's in town? A coincidence isn't it?" Trevor asked as he grew more concerned as to why a Florida detective was conveniently back home.
"I don't think Zander is anything to be concerned about. Alexis told me he had heard of the shooting and came to be supportive when she needed it. End of story."
Trevor thought a little more and his concern grew noticeable, but he hoped Ric wouldn't see it. There was reason to be concerned when a detective is snooping about and with the 5 families meeting in the same town -- it could spell disaster for everyone involved. Trevor quickly changed the subject.
"You don't have to worry about the meeting tomorrow night, I'll go in your place."
Ric looked up from his paper work with a raised eyebrow. "You are, are you?"
"Of course I am, you don't think a meeting like this will go on with some representation in your place, now do you? That wouldn't look good in front of the 5 families. It would come across as you being left vulnerable and weak. You cannot afford that, Ric."
"I suppose you're right, but just don't do anything stupid. I know you and Sonny don't get along, so don't try to take over the situation, let Sonny handle things. He knows what he's doing."
"Don't worry, I'll protect your interests." Trevor boasted.
"Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of."
Coming up ...
~Alexis wants answers from Zander
~The 5 families want answers from Sonny
~Jason and Zander exchange threats
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Episode 4
At Kelly's
Alexis already there waiting for Zander when he walked in the door. He saw her sitting at a table in the far corner of the room and went to greet her. He asked her about Ric and how he was doing. He seemed genuinely concerned for him as Alexis gave him an update on her husband's condition. It didn't take long for the conversation to turn about business.
Alexis tried to get some information from Zander about what he was doing back in Port Charles. Zander though not forthcoming with any info she could use. He was being very evasive about his reasons for coming home, but by the way he was acting, she knew somehow it had to do with Ric and Sonny.
Zander knew she was fishing for information and caught on to her pretty quickly. As much as she tried to gain info from him, he was trying to do the same to her. Neither of them came out of Kelly's knowing a hell of a lot more then when they went in. He knew though, she would be on guard from now on and he needed to proceed with caution and care.
As Zander left Kelly's, he received a phone call from his superiors in Miami. It was news he didn't want to hear. He had less then 24 hours to find some evidence to connect Sonny with a suspect they had in custody. He was running out of time, he needed to find something, anything that would connect the two together. Frustrated with the way the investigation was going, Zander had to visit the one person he hoped would shed some light, so he headed to the hospital.
At Greystone -- At the warehouse
Max pulled the limo around to the front of the house and waited for Sonny. Milo with Sonny, they emerged from the house and walked towards the limo that was waiting. Max opened the passenger side door and Sonny stepped inside. Milo and Max both got in the front seat, Max driving and they headed to the warehouse for the meeting with the 5 families.
Sonny on his way, the rest of the families began to arrive at the warehouse.
Enrique Delgado from Los Angeles, California, Tomas Cortes, from Las Vegas, Nevada, Dominick Garcia from New York City, Javier Cordero from Miami, Florida, and Antonio Alverez from San Antonio, Texas. Each arrived one by one with their own security, they all entered the office area of the warehouse and took seats at the conference table waiting for Sonny's arrival.
Max pulled the limo up in front of the building and opened the passenger side door. Sonny stepped out and walked with a purpose towards the office door. He was greeted by the 5 family members who already had arrived. Trevor followed behind Sonny, making his presence known to everyone that he was in attendance to protect Ric's territory.
The meeting came to order and the floor was given to Tomas who gave everyone an update on his organization and how his profits were increasing since the last time they had met. The meeting was going along smoothly till they were interrupted unexpectedly.
The door opened as guns from every man in the room were drawn and aimed on the person who dared entered their private meeting.
Coming up ....
~Zander visits Ric
~Faith makes her presence known
~Alexis' life is threatened
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At a warehouse on the docks ...
The room was silent as the members of the five families had their guns drawn on the door, awaiting the unexpected visitor. The door swung open and in stepped the blonde vixen, herself. She slithered in with three bodyguards in tow, and noticed the guns drawn on her.
"Whoa, gentlemen ... You can put those weapons away, I am no threat to you." she said as she stepped inside and the door closed behind her.
"Faith you are a threat to everyone in this room .... you were not invited." Sonny stepped forward and faced her.
She ran her index finger underneath his tie and pulled it slowly out from behind his buttoned jacket. "I didn't come here to fight Sonny ..." she whispered.
"Then state your business and leave ..." he replied as she flirted with to distract him.
"I'm just here to make sure my investment is protected." she seethed as she took a seat at the table and very obviously crossed her slender legs. Her bodyguards standing close to her when she took her seat.
The other gentlemen at the table put their weapons back in their holsters, but still uneasy with her sitting at the same table. They were on guard throughout the entire meeting.
Faith had heard enough and she soon left the private meeting. Afterwards, the families discussed how they would strategically take her out of the game. They discussed their next course of action. It had been decided that Sonny would be the one to take her down, she seemed more to want what he had, more than anyone else there. The decision had been made when the meeting was interrupted once again. The door swung open and Trevor stepped inside the room.
The family representatives were surprised to see him at the meeting. They didn't know he was back in the business, they had been told he had retired when Ric took over a few years prior.
"Gentlemen ..." he greeted as he approached the conference table.
"It's nice to see you again, Trevor." Javier greeted with a handshake.
"Javier ... how's your papa doing?"
"Papa is doing well, thank you for asking." Javier replied.
Trevor went down the line and greeted everyone who was in attendance. "I hope you don't mind me stepping in to represent Ric's interests. I would of been here earlier but I had an appointment, it couldn't be helped."
"That's quite alright Trevor. A man in your good standing, can certainly be forgiven for lateness." Javier praised.
"If I may ...." Trevor began and Sonny motioned he had the floor to speak.
"I am sure we are all aware of our pesky problem, who seems to be becoming a bigger problem for some of us more than others."
The men at the table nodded in agreement and Trevor continued. "We have to eliminate this threat before she gets out of control."
"What do you propose, Trevor?" Tomas spoke up.
Trevor explained to the men his plans, and they all agreed. Faith had to be eliminated and quickly. The meeting came to a close, Trevor feeling quite proud of himself, a bit too proud. It felt good to be in control again, though Sonny still was uneasy about Trevor being involved in the business again.
At the hospital - Ric's room
Zander stepped off the elevator and approached Frankie, who stood guard at Ric's hospital room. Frankie stepped in front of the door, refusing Zander access. Zander shown Frankie his badge and told him he had a few questions for Ric regarding some past business. Zander had to get some answers from Ric if he wanted to get Sonny on the pending charges in Miami.
Frankie opened the door and he entered the room, leaving Zander in the hallway. Frankie opened the door from the inside and allowed Zander access to Ric, but only for a few minutes. Zander thanked Frankie and entered Ric's room.
"I'm not sure what you want from me, Zander." Ric said as Zander approached his bedside.
"How about the truth, Ric?"
"The truth about what? I'm not sure what you're talking about."
"The truth about Miami and the incident that occurred there last year .... ring a bell, Ric?" Zander tried to jog Ric's memory.
Zander mentioning the incident in Miami had an effect on Ric. Zander noticed he became evasive and nervous about the questions he was asking. There was something Ric wasn't telling him and he needed Ric to tell him everything.
"Dammit Ric!" Zander was getting frustrated with the run around he was getting with Ric. "Look, just tell me what went on, the truth, now."
Zander pulled out some mug shot photos he had in his jacket pocket and handed them to Ric. "Tell me who it was, Ric ... I need some thing."
Ric took the photo sheet and stared down at the photo array of suspects. He knew 3 out of 6 on the sheet, and two of them were involved in the incident they were talking about. Ric looked up at Zander. Ric couldn't tell him the truth, it would be an of betrayal.
Coming up ....
~ Zander gets evidence against Sonny
~ Alexis encounters Faith
~ Ric takes control back
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At the hospital --
Zander stood waiting for Ric's answer, though Ric was reluctant to point to the suspect he believed Zander wanted. Zander grabbed the photo sheet from Ric in disgust. He knew Ric wasn't going to tell him the truth, no matter how long he stood there and waited. Ric noticed the frustration from Zander.
"I'm sorry Zander, I don't recognize anyone."
Zander rolled his eyes at Ric's comment. "You honestly don't expect me to believe that, do you?"
"Yeah Zander, I do."
"You know I figured you'd do the right thing here, Ric. But you know what? I don't need your ID, I have enough evidence to put both you and Sonny away for a long time, without you."
"If you did, Zander, I would be in handcuffs by now!"
Zander knew what Ric was saying was the truth. He didn't have enough evidence, but he surely didn't need Ric's testimony to get warrants for both he and Sonny. Zander turned to leave, but turned back towards Ric.
"For Alexis' sake, Ric, I hope you know what you're doing. I would hate to see you regret your decision."
Somewhere on the docks --
Alexis was heading towards the launch, where a boat waited for her to take her to Wyndamere. She had made plans to visit with Nikolas to go over a few details about Cassadine business. As she approached the launch, she encountered someone.
"Well, well .... It's nice to see you again Alexis..." the shadowy figure said as she came into the dim light of the moon.
Alexis tensed up when she realized who was approaching her. "Faith ... what do I owe this pleasure?"
"I was hoping you could get a message to your husband."
"Oh really, and who's to say I'm going to do this for you, Faith?" Alexis replied as two of Faith's bodyguards came from out of nowhere and came up behind her. Alexis felt their presence beside her and she tensed up even more.
"You are going to deliver this message for me, Alexis, because if not ..." Faith seethed and nodded to her two goons, who then grabbed a hold of Alexis' arms to hold her steady, as Faith approached her.
Faith stepped up and got in Alexis' face, standing nose to nose with her nemesis' wife. "Let your husband know, I am coming after him, and if he stands in my way, those he loves .... let's just say accidents do happen." she threatened.
Faith's goons released Alexis from their grip, and Faith stepped back and away from Alexis, letting her pass, now. Faith and her goons disappeared into the shadows once again, leaving Alexis on the docks alone. After the encounter, Alexis quickly fled the docks and headed to the hospital to tell Ric of her encounter with Faith Roscoe.
Coming Soon
~ Durant issues warrants for Ric and Sonny
~ Ric takes back control
~ Emily is hospitalized after she encounters problems with the baby
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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
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In the limo --
As Ric and Alexis head back to the safe house, the silence is broken by the ring of Alexis' cell phone. She pulls it out of her purse and flips it open to answer it.
"Alexis Davis..."
"Alexis ... It's John. I shouldn't be doing this but out of professional courtesy, I am giving you a heads up. My task force and I will be carrying out search warrants tonight."
"Thank you for letting me know. I hope you know what you're doing and what will transpire because of it."
"I do ... and I hope the search will give me the evidence to put Sonny and Ric away for a long time."
"Well, good, I look forward to going up against you in court, John. Because effective immediately, I will be defending my husband if this goes to trial. I hope you come prepared, counselor."
Alexis flipped the phone closed and hung up on Durant. Ric looked at her, "Did you just quit the DA's office?"
"Yeah I guess I did." she laughed. "John Durant wanted to let me know he is coming after you and Sonny tonight. I just hope he knows what kind of a fight he has ahead of him."
Ric feeling a little more confident knowing his wife was in his corner, but his first priority was keeping his family safe.
The waterfront --
Durant and his task force stormed one of Ric's warehouses, search warrants in his hand. The warehouse dark, it didn't seem like anyone was around. He dispersed his men and they began searching the offices and the entire building. A few crates sat in the corner of the huge dim light room.
"Let's get those crates open ..." Durant ordered.
A crowbar was used to open up the crates. The aroma of coffee filled the air as Durant and his men stood there hoping to find something other then coffee.
"It's been cleaned out, sir. The office is empty." said one of the men as he returned from searching part of the building.
"Dammit, there has to be something left here! Find it!"
As Durant oversaw the execution of the warrant, his men emptied the contents of the crates onto the floor. Ground coffee spilled onto the concrete floor as they poured it from the crate. When the crate was empty, there were traces of what was in the crate left behind.
"Sir .. I think we found something!" one of the men said and Durant raced over to see what they found.
He looked into the empty crate and found some white residue at the bottom of the crate. "Call forensics and get them down here, I want to be 100% certain that is what I think it is!"
At Sonny's warehouse --
At Sonny's warehouse, Detective Lucky Spencer executed another search warrant. The team stormed the warehouse in search of incriminating evidence against Sonny. It seemed the latest shipment wasn't removed yet by Sonny's men, Lucky and his team had hit pay dirt. Lucky quickly got on his phone and informed Durant of what they had found.
"All those crates ... open 'em up!" Lucky ordered.
Inside the crates was all they needed to put Sonny away on weapons charges, drug charges and a host of other offenses. It was a good bust and it made Detective Lucky Spencer quite proud.
As the men continued to search Sonny's warehouse, Durant and his team arrived to see what the other team had discovered.
"Detective, what did we discover here?" Durant asked as he approached Lucky.
"You'll be pleased I'm sure. We got 'em on a list of charges, sir. From weapons to drugs to money. You name it, we found it." Lucky boasted.
"Good work .... great work, Detective." Durant quite pleased with the discovery, but it was all a little too convenient.
Lucky noticed it Durant's smile soon was overcome with concern. "Sir, anything wrong?" Lucky asked as their search continued.
"Nah, I guess not." Durant replied, brushing off the feeling that things were as kosher as it appeared to be. "Get all this stuff back to the evidence locker and make sure it's done by the book!" Durant barked the orders to the team.
"I'll be back at the office filing the necessary paperwork against Corinthos. Good work, Detective."
"Thank you, sir. I'll make sure it all gets back to the house safe and sound."
Durant smiled at Lucky before leaving the warehouse. Lucky and his men continued collecting evidence against Sonny and his organization. With all they had discovered, Sonny was in for a long time behind bars.
At the hospital --
Georgie Jones was working the nurse's station in the ER, her first night on rotation at the hospital as a nurse's aid. She was expecting an eventful night in the ER, it usually was in PC. As she stood filling out paperwork, the door to the ER opened up and Zander came rushing in with Emily passed out in his arms. Georgie quickly went to see what was wrong and how she could help.
Zander filled her in on Emily's condition and that she had been having pains after dinner and then passed out. Georgie called for a gurney and for Emily to be taken to cubicle #3. Being Emily was pregnant, Georgie called for the OB/GYN who was on call. She also tried to reassure Zander they were going to do their best and that he should wait in the waiting room until the doctor examined Emily.
Zander wasn't about to sit by and wait, he wanted to be with his wife and no one was going to deter him from being by Emily side. It took a few orderlies to keep Zander from the examine room, but he complied to the doctor's orders. Emily was in her first trimester, and though her doctor's didn't think it would be a risky pregnancy, they did have her on a strict regiment. Zander began thinking all kinds of things, none of them good. He sat and waited a while before the OB/GYN emerged from cubicle #3.
"How's Emily and the baby?" Zander asked frantic with worry.
"She's stable, we're going to keep her here for a while to monitor the baby. That's all I can tell you for now. We're running tests, we should know soon though." Dr. Swenson replied. "We'll be moving her to a room as soon as one becomes available. But until then, you can sit with her if you would like." he continued.
"Thanks, doc." Zander replied and he ran quickly to be with Emily.
Georgie was in the cubicle with her, making sure everything was working properly and writing down Emily's stats. She was startled by Zander's entrance.
"I'm sorry, I'll get out of your way, I just wanted to double check on the stats." Georgie said as Zander took a deep breath and a seat next to Emily.
Georgie wanted to be helpful and asked if she should call Drs. Quartermaine and let them know Emily was going to be admitted. Zander thanked her for her kindness and if she could do that, it would be appreciated. She left Zander alone with Emily and went to the nurse's station to call Emily's parents. She didn't know Emily and Zander all that well, but she knew Drs. Quartermaine and they had been helpful to her during her time in the nursing program at the hospital.
Zander was soon joined by Monica and Alan. Monica had reminded Alan to keep his mouth in check while around Zander, their dislike for each continued even after he and Emily moved to Florida. In the time of crisis was not the ideal moment to start with each other, Emily didn't need the extra stress and aggravation.
The family sat by Emily's bedside waiting for the test results to come back, Alan had called the lab to put a rush on the results. This was his daughter and grandchild, the concern he had for them was overwhelming.
Coming up ...
~Arrest warrant is issued for Sonny
~Forensics test the white substance found at Ric's warehouse
~Test results are in on Emily and the baby
~Lorenzo and Faith plans are coming together
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At the hospital --
Emily's test results are in and the doctor is sharing the results with Emily and Zander.
"Emily is going to have to take it easy for the next few days, and I'd like to keep her in the hospital for observation." the doctor informed them.
"Are she and the baby okay, though? I mean no complications, right?" Zander spoke up concerned for his wife and child.
"They're fine, this time. I don't mean to scare either of you, but this is going to be a delicate pregnancy and Emily will need to live a stress free life for the next 6 months. Which is why I'd like to keep her in the hospital the next few days to monitor the baby and to be sure she/he is okay."
"Stress free? Yeah like that will happen." Emily joked.
"I know stress free is almost impossible, but having you in the hospital can at least give you a better chance at achieving it. I'll check back with you tomorrow. My suggestion for you, is to get plenty of rest. Use the time here in the hospital to relax and rest. You and your baby need it."
With that the doctor left the room, leaving Zander and Emily alone together.
"He does realize I'm a cop's wife, right? Stress free does not exist for us, Zander."
"Yeah well, its going to have to for the next 6 months, I don't want anything to happen to you or our baby. And if he says bed rest is what you need, bed rest is what you and the baby are going to get." Zander replied and gave her a kiss.
"Yeah but I hate hospitals!"
"Em, your a doctor ...." Zander joked.
"Yeah but I'm not always a patient and you know what they say .... Doctors make the worst patients." she smirked.
"Oh I can see that ..." he laughed and quickly gave her a kiss to stop her from replying with a comeback.
Emily's parents entered the room, and they were filled in about Emily's condition and that she was to stay in the hospital for a few days for rest. As they all sat conversing, Zander's cell phone rang. He excused himself and went out into the hallway to answer the call.
"Smith ..." he answered after he flipped open the phone.
"Hey, it's Jameson .... I'm at the PCPD with Escobar. Drop what you're doing and get down here ASAP."
"I'll be there as soon as I can." Zander replied to his partner, Detective Lee Jameson who had escorted a suspect, Carlos Escobar from Miami to Port Charles. A suspect who they had hoped would connect Sonny and Ric to an incident that occurred in Miami last year.
Zander went back into Emily's room and told her he had to leave on police business. He gave her a kiss goodbye and quickly left the hospital, heading to the PCPD to meet up with Jameson.
At the PCPD --
Detective Jameson and Escobar entered the squad room, and were met by Mac Scorpio, the police commissioner. Escobar in handcuffs and walking with confidence alongside the Detective.
"Can I help you?" Mac said as he approached.
"I hope so. I'm Detective Jameson from the Miami-Dade Special Investigations Unit and this is our suspect Carlos Escobar. I believe someone was suppose to get a call from my superiors that we were arriving today."
Mac recognized the name and he had received a phone call a few days prior from a Captain Cortez from the Miami-Dade Police Department about a Detective escorting a suspect connected to the Sonny Corinthos case.
"I'm Mac Scorpio, the Police Commissioner and yes I did get a phone call that you and the prisoner would be arriving. You can put him in the cage and we'll have a chat about the case."
Jameson uncuffed Carlos and tossed him in the large metal holding cage that sat in the corner of the squad room. He followed Mac into the interrogation room to discuss the case and waiting for Zander to arrive.
"Miami-Dade, huh? The same police department Detective Zander Smith is associated with?" Mac asked as he closed the door of the room.
"The one and the same. Detective Smith and I are partners. I called him when I arrived, he should be here shortly." Jameson replied and he took a seat.
They didn't have to wait long before Zander arrived. He walked into the squad room and noticed across the room, Escobar was sitting in the cage, waiting. Mac came out of the interrogation room, Jameson followed and met up with Zander.
"Hey, man ... any problems getting him here?" Zander greeted as Jameson approached.
"No problems at all, he was a good boy all the way from Florida." Jameson joked as he eyed Escobar.
Escobar smirked because he realized they were discussing him and their travels from Miami. "Yes I was a good boy, now what do I get? A cookie?"
"Maybe, just maybe, the judge will see to it you keep on breathing." Jameson snarked back. "That is if Corinthos lets you live that long." Zander added.
"Now come on Detective, that's not a nice thing to say. I mean, I've been a good travel companion, haven't I? I didn't give you any trouble, did I? And that's how you talk to me ...." Escobar replied, being the smartass that his is.
Jameson just sneered back at the prisoner and then followed Zander and Mac back into the interrogation room for a discussion about the case.
As the three of them were discussing the case, John Durant entered the squad room with Detective Lucky Spencer by his side. The men following them held in the hands bags of evidence that needed to be logged in to the evidence room.
"Take that stuff and get it all logged in!" Durant ordered as the officers did as they were told.
"I'll start on the paperwork ..." Lucky said as he went to his desk and then noticed the new prisoner in the cage.
"It was a good bust tonight, Detective." Durant praised.
"Thank you, sir." Lucky keeping his eye on Escobar, wondering where he had come from and who he was.
Mac, Zander, and Jameson emerged from the interrogation room. Durant was the first to ask questions about Escobar.
"Mac, I see we have a new guest tonight. Care to explain?"
"John, this is Detective Jameson from the Miami-Dade Special Investigations unit. He escorted Carlos Escobar from Miami. He's a suspect involved in an incident with our very own Sonny Corinthos. Jameson hopes to shed some light on our case against Sonny and Ric."
Durant shook hands with Jameson. "John Durant, Federal Prosecutor and the lead on the case against Sonny Corinthos and Ric Lansing."
"Detective Jameson and I have been working this case for 3 years now, and the case has led us to believe Escobar and Corinthos had dealings in Miami for the past 3 years. We hope he can lead us to the bigger fish, who we really are after .... Salvador Sabata."
Coming up --
~ Durant's case against Sonny starts to build
~ Ric fears for his family's safety
~ Faith and Trevor meet
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On the docks --
Lorenzo meets Faith for a midnight meeting on the docks. He's concerned about the next step in Faith's plan to take over the territory, and Faith is boasting about a job well done.
"I hope you know what you're doing," Lorenzo said as he came upon Faith.
"Of course I do. It's working fabulously so far." she replied as she approached him.
"Yeah that's what I'm afraid of. When Sonny and Ric find out what we've done, we're good as dead."
"You worry too much, Lorenzo."
"No, I'm being cautious, Faith. Too much too soon will cause mistakes and mistakes we don't need right now. We should be keeping a low profile, instead we're setting up Sonny and Ric and ...."
"And reaping the rewards ..." she finished his sentence for him and grinned.
At the safehouse --
The long black limo droved down the narrow dirt path towards the secluded cabin the woods, as Davis and Mario accompanied Ric and Alexis back to the safehouse.
The car parked out in front of the cabin, and Ric emerged from the car. Alexis followed behind him as Davis helped Ric up to the porch. Viola inside with the girls, Alexis was relieved to be back safely with her family. Davis assisted Ric to the couch and then took his place outside standing guard with Mario. Frankie stood inside the cabin and waited for his orders from Ric.
Alexis and Viola snuck up the stairs to take a look in on the girls, while Ric and Frankie discussed business.
"I want you to get me everything on what went down tonight. I need to know what Durant is up to and what he found at the warehouse."
"Yes, sir." Frankie replied and then he turned back towards the door.
Alexis stood at the top of the stairs and watched Frankie leave the cabin before she came back down. Ric heard her on the stairs and watched her as she came over and sat with him on the couch.
"Everything okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, we'll be fine here at the cabin. No one else knows about this place but us, not even Sonny."
"Durant thinks he has you, doesn't he?"
"Yes I suppose he thinks so. But it's not him I'm worried about."
"Oh ... "
Ric shook off his suspicions of Zander and the case that was building against him. Zander had enough evidence to put both he and Sonny away for a long time.
"I'm worried about you and the girls. The four of you should of went to the island with Carly and the boys."
"No, I'm not leaving you here. We're better off here at the cabin then thousands of miles away without you."
Alexis snuggled up close to Ric on the couch, his arm wrapped around her, as she leaned in against him. He winced when he felt her up against his aching body.
Frankie had left to go do what he was told, while Davis and Mario stood guard outside the door of the cabin. The two bruts taking turns walking the perimeter of the property every hour as a safety precaution. No one was getting close to Ric and his family, they were safe, at least for tonight.
On the docks --
As Lorenzo steps into the shadows and disappears into the night, Faith is startled by a visitor.
"Who's there ...." she says as she can hear footsteps come up behind her.
"It's me ..."
Faith turns around when she recognizes the deep voice, and comes face to face with Trevor.
Coming up ....
- Trevor threatens Faith
- Zander and Jameson arrest Sonny
- Jason returns home
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On the docks --
Faith surprised to see Trevor, her first instinct was to rush into his arms, but she thought better of the idea. She and Trevor had had a long on going relationship, both business and personal, but both had cooled off over the past few years. Trevor had divorced from his wife many years ago, it had been said that Faith was the reason for shambles their marriage was in, though in reality there was a lot more to it.
"Long time no see, Faith." Trevor said as he approached her.
"It sure has been a while, Trevor. As always, it's nice to see you again." she purred.
The initial encounter was a little awkward, she unsure of herself and her feelings she still had for this man she had once called her partner in crime.
"What can I do for you, Trevor?"
"I have a business proposition for you Faith."
"Oh you do, hmmm .. is that all you have for me?" she flirted.
"I'd be lying to you if I told you I didn't come here to see you for a more personal reason, but there's a time and a place for everything, Faith. Now's the time for business, pleasure will come later."
She flashed him a smile that would make any warm blooded man beg for mercy. "What is it that you want, Trevor?"
"I want you to stay away from my family, Faith."
"Or else what? You're going to kill me?"
"You will be swimming with the fish before sundown." Trevor threatened.
"Now is that anyway to treat the best lover you've ever had?" she replied as she tried to seduce Trevor by rubbing her hand up and down the front of his chest.
Trevor grabbed her hand and squeezed. "I never said you weren't a smart and sexy woman, Faith. But my family comes first."
"That's funny because you never thought of them before..." she reminded him of their past together.
"Well things change, Faith. Ric is all I have left and I am not going to stand by and let you of all people ruin his life."
"No Trevor, you did that a long time ago." she replied and then her lips pressed against his. "Remember ..."
"Yeah I remember, you're pretty hard to forget."
"Don't worry, Trevor. Ric won't be harmed unless he gets in my way. I just want what he has. And if he gives it up without a fight, I might let him live long enough to enjoy that family of his." she threatened.
Trevor grabbed her arm and squeezed it tight. "No, you listen Faith. You come anywhere near Ric or his family, you will pay dearly. And you know me Faith, I don't threaten, I make promises. You will not live to see the sunrise. You got that?"
Faith knew Trevor didn't make idle threats, he meant every word he said and she knew she'd be as good as dead if she harmed Ric or the family.
Trevor released his grip on her when he saw she got the message loud and clear. "Now you need to get this straight Faith, Ric and his family are to be left alone, and you will take your sexy little ass back to Miami within the next 24 hours, or I will be paying you another visit. And next time, I will not be so gentle with you."
"Oooh, promise..." she replied trying not to let on he shook her with his threats.
Trevor grabbed her arms with both his hands and pulled her to him with one quick jerk. "Promise ..." he replied and then pressed his lips hard against hers, leaving her a bit breathless and shaken.
Trevor turned and walked away from her, leaving her standing on the docks alone, and weak in the knees. He was a man of power and at that moment, she was left feeling she had no other choice but go back to Miami to lick her wounds. At least she was alive to fight another day. She would get her hands on Ric's territory, she just needed to take Trevor out first.
At the PCPD --
Durant entered the squad room with warrants in his hand. He came upon Mac, Lucky, Zander and Jameson who were still discussing their strategy to bring in Sonny and Ric. Durant slapped the warrants down on the desk.
"Here are the warrants, now go and bring the two of them in!" he ordered as Lucky picked up the warrants and handed the warrant for Sonny to Zander.
"Here, I'll let you do the honors ...." Lucky said as he patted Zander on the shoulder.
"Be careful, Sonny and Ric don't play games. They are to be considered armed and dangerous." Mac said concerned for his men as they went out after the two mob bosses who have run amok in Port Charles for far too long.
Durant approached the holding cage where Carlos Escobar was still waiting for someone to get his statement. "You, I want to talk with you ..." Durant said as he pointed at Carlos.
Another officer unlocked the cage and Carlos was handed over to Durant. "We're going for a little walk ..."
"Ooh where are we going? Carlos asked as Durant took him by the arm and shoved him in the direction he was suppose to go.
"Never you mind where we're going ... walk ...." Durant ordered as he and Carlos headed down the hallway towards his office and gave Carlos another shove.
"Hey, you know this is police brutality?!"
"Shut up and move ...." Durant replied getting annoyed with Carlos' back talk.
They walked down the hallway and stopped at Durant's office door. Durant opened the door and pushed Carlos inside the room.
"Take a seat ..." Carlos did as he was told and sat down in the chair in front of Durant's desk.
"You know you should be extra nice to me if you want the information I have that can put Corinthos away ..."
Durant sat down behind his desk and glared at Carlos. "What is this information you say you have? Perhaps we can make some kind of deal."
"Now see, I don't like to make deals without my attorney. And well, since I don't seem to have one here at the moment, I don't feel oblige to tell you anything.... you know just so I don't incriminate myself."
"Well, why don't we just chalk this up to a friendly conversation off the record. Start singing!"
Carlos didn't see any other choice, he obviously wasn't going to get anywhere with Durant. It wasn't in his best interests to talk, but he knew maybe if he talked he could make some kind of deal later, a deal that would exonerate him and hang Corinthos.
Little did Carlos know but Durant had started to record the entire conversation they were about to have.
At Greystone --
Two patrol cars pulled up outside Sonny's estate, Zander and Jameson were sent there to do a job and they were going to execute the warrants they had been given. They waited till more back up arrived before entering the premises. Once more patrol cars had arrived, the two emerged from their car, guns drawn before they hit the front door of the mansion. No guards at the front gate which seemed a little odd, and the two approached the situation with caution.
As the two stormed the house, they found no one on the inside, an empty house was all quiet, little did they know they had tripped an invisible wire when they opened the front door. A keen eyed Jameson noticed something on the far wall of the foyer.
"Everyone out! Now!" Jameson grabbed the back of Zander's jacket and pulled him back out the front door.
Before anyone knew what had hit them, the mansion exploded. Jameson and Zander fell forward from the impact of the blast, landing close to the patrol cars, face down in the dirt. The other officers took cover behind the patrol cars to protect themselves from the explosion.
Coming up --
- Faith leaves town
- Ric hears of the explosion at Greystone
- Jason escapes capture
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Outside Greystone --
The explosion rocked the neighborhood and soon the TV crew was on the scene, as the officers tried to get their bearings in the aftermath. The fire and rescue units were called and the street soon became a chaotic disaster area. Unknown as to who was in the house when it exploded, Sonny and his family were everyone's concern.
Cabin safehouse --
Alexis had just put the girls to bed and had sat down on the couch. She curled up in the corner of the sofa and threw the afghan over her for warmth. Ric had walked into the living room and sat down beside as his cell phone began to ring.
"Lansing ...." he answered
"Boss, turn on the news .. you are never going to believe what has happened!" Thomas replied.
Ric and Alexis stared at the chaos surrounding Greystone as shocked looks came over their faces. Ric still hanging on the line with Thomas .... "Get me all the info you can, Thomas! I want details and I want them now!"
"Oh my God, Sonny and ....." Alexis overwhelmed with what she was watching unfold on television.
Ric pulled her close to him as they sat and watched the news report about the explosion and what was known at this time, which wasn't much according to the local news station.
Ric fought the urge to go back to town to find Sonny, but Alexis held him back and reminded him that he was also in danger, that he would be safer staying at the cabin. He hoped that someone would be calling with information to put his mind at ease about Sonny and the family.
A few blocks from the chaos --
"It went off without a hitch." said the dark figure hidden in the shadows as he talked into his cell phone.
"Good .... keep me informed."
The dark figure closed the phone and stood at a safe distance watching the chaos unfold as news crews showed up on the scene, and fire and rescue extinguished the flames. Flashing lights lit up the neighborhood as police cars arrived one right after the other. It was a spectacle to witness. Things were going as planned and no one suspected a thing.
On the docks --
Faith knowing full well that Trevor would follow through with his threats, she was planning on living to fight another day. She met with Lorenzo to tell him what had happened and to tell him she was going back to Miami. She would come up with another way to get Sonny and Ric's territory. She had to take out Trevor first. Lorenzo realized this might be the opportunity he was waiting for, he could move forward with the plans to gain the territory without Faith's help. It was already set into motion, they had done all the work over the past few months, he wasn't about to let it all go to waste. Trevor was after Faith, not him, he could do it alone and take it all for himself. He didn't need Faith for the plan to work.
At the hospital --
Emily and the family were informed that there were complications, but they were treatable. Relieved to hear, Emily breathed a little easier. She tried to call Zander to let him know, but she got his voice mail. She had been prescribed bed rest and plenty of it. The less stress she incurred the better, which seemed impossible being a cop's wife, but she had to try for the sake of their baby. She tried calling Zander over and over, but to no avail, he wasn't picking up. She began to worry about him and fear the worst. Her parents there with her, tried to keep her calm and relaxed but her mind just began to wander and to think of the worst case scenarios. Being a cop's wife, it came second nature. Her worries escalated when Monica got a page to go to the ER, there had been an explosion and a few officers were injured.
Emily feared the worst and it took everything in her to stay in bed instead of going down to the ER to see if one of those officers was her husband.
Coming up --
- There's a new threat in town
- Emily receives word about Zander
- Ric and Alexis fear the worst about Sonny and the family
- Lorenzo sets a plan into motion to take over the territory
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Previously --
Durant on his way to interrogate Ric about the shooting, Zander tried to deter him by piquing his interest with some information he had on Sonny Corinthos.
"I think you and I need to have a chat."
"And why would we need to do that?"
"Because I think I have some information you'd be very interested in." Zander replied and he noticed he piqued Durant's interest just a bit.
"I'm on my way to interrogate someone, call my office tomorrow and set up an appointment." Durant turned and started to walk away from him.
"I don't think you would want to wait on this information, Durant. It's about Sonny Corinthos."
Hearing the name Sonny Corinthos stopped Durant in his tracks. He turned around and walked back towards Zander. "I'm listening ..."
"I'm sure you are and I'm sure you will find what I have could very well put Sonny Corinthos behind bars for a very long time."
Episode 1
Zander pulls Durant to the side and in the hopes of deterring Durant from interrogating Ric, Zander lured him away with his information he had on Sonny. Durant's persistence on taking Sonny down was known by many, and Zander knew if he talked a good game with Durant, it would take the focus off Ric and his dealings. Zander may dislike Ric, but he had no use for Sonny. It was time Sonny got what was coming to him and Zander was going to make sure he paid.
As Zander lured Durant from Ric's hospital room, he felt his cell phone vibrate against his hip. He looked down at the number and knew he had better answer it, they would just keep interrupting if he didn't.
"Dammit, I have to take this." Zander said to Durant, as he pulled the phone from his belt loop.
While Zander took the call, Durant kept his eye on Ric's room down the hall. He was looking forward to interrogating Ric about the shooting, but he then thought of the bigger picture. If he could get his hands on Sonny, he could take both brothers down without much effort.
Zander flipped open the phone and began talking to the caller.
"You have a report for me?" the voice replied.
"No, not yet. I will call you when I do."
"Better make it fast, I can't keep the suspect in custody forever. You got 36 hours."
Zander feeling the pressure from his Captain, flipped closed his phone. His focus back on the discussion with Durant.
"Problems?" Durant said as he saw Zander was a bit frustrated about something.
"Nothing I can't handle."
"You said you have information on Corinthos that I would be interested in?"
"Yes Durant, I think you will be very interested in what I have on Sonny."
The two walked towards the elevator and waited till the doors opened up. "Why don't we discuss this downtown at my office?"
"Sure we can do that..." Zander replied as he looked back towards Frankie and gave him a nod. Problem avoided and he did his part to help Ric, most importantly it helped Alexis.
Once they were out of sight, Frankie entered Ric's room and gave a detailed report about Zander detering Durant from visiting. Frankie left the room, leaving Ric to ponder Zander's agenda. The two were not friends, and Zander didn't have reason to help him now. It left Ric wondering what exactly Zander was up to, why was he in PC, and why now. There were many questions Ric wanted answers to, he just hoped that Zander would be smart and stay out of the situation, a situation that could get him killed.
Coming up ...
~ Ric's doubts surface about his father.
~ Alexis' Cassadine traits come to the surface.
~ Sonny questions Zander's motives for coming back to PC.
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Episode 2
At the hospital ...
Ric's restful sleep was interrupted by Mario, Johnny and Ian, who had just been involved in a high speed car chase of someone they believed to be Lorenzo Alcazar. Frankie opened the door to Ric's room and the three men entered with heads hanging low, because they left Alcazar slip through their fingers.
By the look on their faces, Ric knew it wasn't good news. "Did you have a talk with Alcazar about his involvement in all this?" Ric asked as the three kept their distance from him.
"We didn't get a chance to, sir." Mario disappointed Lorenzo go away from them.
"Why? What happened?" Ric inquired as the three men looked at one another not wanting to be the one to explain.
"Two of his men kept us busy while he slipped out the back. We gave chase but he got away, sir."
"I see. I'm sure he has got my shipment in that warehouse! There is millions of dollars worth of product in that shipment and I want it back!" Ric ordered.
"Yes, sir."
Ric dismissed the three men with their orders to steal back the shipment that Lorenzo had taken from him. His taking back what was his could very well instigate a war between he and Lorenzo but he had to take the risk. The shipment could not be replaced if lost, he had others waiting for it and without it, he wasn't going to collect what was owed to him.
Later on that night ...
As Ric rested his weary body, another visitor stopped by. From his bed, he saw his father outside talking with Frank, and soon Trevor stepped into the room. Ric propped himself up without much difficulty or pain as his father approached his bedside.
"You're looking better..." his father began as he sat down on the swivel stool next to the bed.
"I'm not feeling better. Once I get my shipment back, I'm sure that will change."
"We're working on it. I just passed your men in the hallway, they explained what's been going on."
"I should of took Lorenzo out a long time ago. He's been a thorn in my side for a while now."
"We'll take care of Lorenzo, you just concentrate on getting better. Alexis and the children need you."
"You know how much I hate this, right? How can I possibly run this business from a hospital bed?"
"That is why I'm here. I'll help you till you're able to come back. Don't worry. It's all under control." Trevor tried to re-assure his son the business was in very capable hands, Ric was still worried about giving his father the keys to his kingdom.
"Uh huh, I've heard that before." Ric replied with a roll of his eyes.
"Hey, I provided good for you and your mother for a long time, Ric." Trevor became defensive.
"I know, but there were times that weren't so good. Times that I wish you had been there and weren't. Times we needed you and the business was more important than family."
Trevor looked down and away from Ric, knowing his son was right. There were times that Ric and his mother needed him and he was too busy with the business to care. Business came first, and he regrets missing important milestones in his son's life because of it. He tried to make it up to Ric, but at the time, Ric wanted no part of him or his love. It has taken a long time for he and Ric to get to the place they are now. Many conversations and long sleepless nights. But Ric found it in his heart to forgive and thankfully accepted him as a father again.
Coming up ....
~ Sonny begins to ask questions about Zander's whereabouts
~ Alexis begins to show her Cassadine roots
~ Durant gets the goods on Sonny
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Episode 3
As Trevor and Ric discussed business, Frankie interrupted, Ric noticing Alexis standing in the doorway and smiled a hello. She stepped in and into the welcoming arms of Trevor.
"Hello Trevor." she greeted with a smile. "It's nice to see you again."
"It's nice to see you again, Alexis." he replied and then Alexis went to give Ric a warmer hello.
She leaned in and gave him a kiss, as Trevor looked on. "Ahem ..." Trevor cleared his throat to remind them he was still in the room with them.
"I'm going to check on a few things, Ric. I'll be back later." he excused himself, leaving Ric and Alexis alone together.
"I assume he's here for a reason?" Alexis referring to Trevor being in Port Charles.
"Yeah he heard about the shooting and came running, like the good father he seems to think he is." Ric replied remembering the kind of father Trevor had been to him all those years ago.
"I'm also going to assume he's asked to take over while you're laid up?"
"Yeah he has. I haven't given him anything yet, and not sure I want to. I know how he operates. I'll give him the access and the bastard will steal it right out from under my nose."
"So what do you plan to do?"
"I don't know just yet. I might just let him do what he needs to do to get things under control, at least till I'm out of this bed." Ric replied, Alexis taking notice it was eating at Ric that he had to be locked up in the hospital while his business was being threatened.
"I wouldn't be too hasty, Ric. I mean this could be something or it could be nothing." she hinted.
"What? What do you know, Alexis?"
"Well, it's probably nothing but .. I find it rather odd that you're shot, Zander comes back to town, and your father shows up all in a 24 hour period. You don't think that strange?"
"Zander's back in town? When did that happen?"
"Yeah he and Emily flew in last night."
"I'm assuming he came back here for you. I mean the two of you are close."
"Yeah that's what I thought, but things just don't add up. He told me he had heard about the shooting and they flew in from Miami as soon as they heard. But .... I don't know, I just found it odd that's all."
"You don't think he's here to take Sonny and I down, do you?"
"I'm not sure what to think, I mean Zander has never had use for Sonny, that's a given. And I think he's tolerated you because of me and he wanted to see me happy. I don't think he'd do anything rash. I mean he is a hot head but he's not stupid."
"Well, that's debatable." Ric replied with a bit of snarkiness.
"Now, be nice." she said with a smile.
"Okay then what is going on? Why now? Why come back to Port Charles now? Unless he's got something on Sonny or I or both of us?"
"I don't know, maybe if I spend some time with him and let him open up to me a little. Like you said, we're close. Maybe he'll tell me what's going on, you know, in confidence."
"Then again, maybe not, you are married to one of the most wanted crime bosses on the east coast." Ric chuckled.
"Yeah that, but Zander trusts me. If he's here to harm you or my family, I need to know about it. That would make this personal, and well ..."
Alexis stepped closer to her husband's bedside and leaned down to him. "Sweetheart, this will become personal and I don't take kindly to people who want to hurt my family. It's that Cassadine blood in me, when we're crossed, you better watch your back." she winked.
Ric believed every word Alexis spoke. She can be the kindest person someone would ever want to meet, but cross her path the wrong way or hurt one of her family, and you live to regret it.
Coming up ....
~ Jason goes to see Emily.
~ Zander has information Durant needs to put Sonny and Ric both away for a long time.
~ Zander has some explaining to do to Alexis.
~ Happy New Year to everyone! ~
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Episode 4
At Greystone ...
Sonny poured himself another drink and walked over and sat down in the chair behind his mahogany desk. The file that laid staring up at him he pushed aside and reached for the phone.
Sonny dialed the phone and called Benny, his financial adviser and accountant.
"Benny, call together the 5 families. Tell them I'm requesting a meeting." Sonny instructed and then he hung up the phone as Jason entered the living room.
He got up from his seat and swallowed the alcohol that was in his glass as he approached Jason.
"So, what do you have for me?" he asked his right hand man.
"Not much ... But I can tell you that it looks like Faith has her self wrapped up with Lorenzo. Shipments are not going in or out of PC for the time being and Lorenzo is fit to be tied."
"Good ... put the pressure on him maybe he'll crack." Sonny replied thinking of what his next move would be.
"Oh I wouldn't doubt it. He's losing millions as the stuff sits in the warehouse and can't be moved anywhere else."
"Let's hope that it's soon, because the longer Faith is in town, the worse it's going to be for all of us." Sonny refilled his glass and offered one to Jason. Jason refused and was going to continue his thought but was interrupted.
Max came into the living room and announced there was someone who wanted to see them. Sonny asked Max who was there, but before Max could tell Sonny, the visitor barged into the living room.
"I'm sure the boss will have no objections to seeing me, right Sonny?" the visitor exclaimed as he entered the room.
"When I thought it couldn't get any worse ..." Sonny replied as he and Jason both surprised to see who was wanting to see them.
"What? No hug for your dear old dad?" Trevor said sarcastically.
"You are NOT my father, and God help anyone who you call son."
"Now Sonny is that anyway to talk to the only decent father you've ever known?"
"Trevor, I had no use for you when I was growing up, and I certainly don't have any use for you now!"
"Okay, fine, I won't offer my help to take down Faith. You know Sonny, you need my help. Without me, Faith will eat you alive!" Trevor tempted Sonny.
Sonny looked up with interest piqued and wondering what Trevor had planned. "What did you have in mind?"
Coming up ...
~Alexis tries to gain information from Zander
~Durant makes a call to the Miami Dade Police Department
~The 5 families meet and has an unexpected visitor
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Inspired by Crashed by Chris Daughtry
He was out late again, another business meeting he attended while she sat at home alone. While she waited for him, she had stumbled upon information she wasn't suppose to, information that he was keeping from her. She had discovered the truth, the truth that she should of been told about, months ago. By the time he returned home, she had a few hours to gain her courage to confront him about the deceit and lies. She was ready for him when he walked into the living room.
"Lorenzo ...." she stood up from her seat on the couch.
"Sorry I'm late, the meeting ran over. We had a lot of business to discuss tonight." he replied as he went to the wet bar and poured himself a drink. He could see there was something wrong and questioned her. "Something wrong?"
"You could say that. I guess I will just get to the point." She reached for the files she hand found and threw them at him. Papers scattered everywhere. "Why the hell have you been lying to me?! Lying for months!" she shouted as a shocked look came over his face.
"Lying about what?" he played coy as he took a sip from his glass.
"Don't do that, Lorenzo! You know damn well what I'm talking about! You have been lying to me about your recovery and going behind my back to go up against Sonny, all the while I'm sticking my neck out for you and covering *your* ass, thinking you are not capable of handling the business by yourself!"
He knew he'd been busted, there was no denying it now. She knew all of it and there was no way he was going to talk his way out of this one. "Okay, yes I've been hiding my recovery from you."
"And ? ... dammit Lorenzo!" she shouted as she headed for the stairs.
"Where are you going? We're not done here, Skye!" he called after her.
"Yes, yes we are! We are done, completely done. I am leaving this house, and I am leaving you Lorenzo. You can have this business if you love it so much. Apparently so much more than me or Lila Rae!" she snapped back. She headed up the stairs to pack an overnight bag.
Lorenzo took the quickly drank the alcohol that was left in his glass and slammed it down on the wet bar. Obviously upset that Skye was leaving him and leaving with his child. She came downstairs shortly after that and he asked her where she was going.
"I don't know where I'm staying tonight. I know I'll be far away from you!" she stormed out of the house.
She threw her overnight bag on the back seat and got in the drivers seat of her car. As she drove away from the house, it had started to rain. Lightning lit up the sky as she drove down main street. The rain pounded hard against the windshield as she pulled into the parking garage of the Metro Court hotel. Her eyes welled with tears as she couldn't help but think of all the lies she had been told, for months she believed him and believed whatever he told her. What a fool she felt like. She parked the car and took her bag from the backseat. She took the elevator up to the 21st floor and stepped off into the hallway. She followed the hall to Room #2132. She stood outside the door and hesitated. She knocked on the door.
The door opened revealing him standing in his black silk robe covering his black pajama bottoms. "Skye? ..." he said as he didn't bother to adjust his robe to hid his bare chest, "What are you doing here? It's really late."
She rushed into the apartment and closed the door, Ric unaware of what was about to happen, but he knew whatever it was, she would be in control. She dropped the overnight bag on the floor at her feet and pulled him to her. Her lips met his, a hunger drove her as all she wanted was to numb the pain she was feeling. She wanted to be with someone tonight, she needed someone to hold her, to love her, to make her feel like the beautiful woman she knew she was.
It was all happening so fast, she had whisked up into a whirlwind as soon as she walked into the apartment. Soon their half naked bodies were caressing each other on the couch, then to the floor in front of the fireplace. She needed for the pain to go away, and like a drug, Ric was the one to make it all go away, at least for tonight.
The passion intensified as they explored every inch of each other, lightning lit up the sky and illuminated the living room as their bodies intertwined and they became one. He thrust against her hard, moans of pleasure could be heard with every rhythmic stroke. She had to have him, she couldn't resist his touch, his scent, the taste of him only made her wanting him more. He was hungry for her, wanting her, needing her to be one with him, their passion ignited and intensified.
As they lie in each other's arms, the amber glow of the fireplace warmed them. He saw she had drifted off to sleep and he got up and slipped on his black pajama bottoms, being quiet so not to wake her. He went to the wet bar and poured himself a drink. As he stood pouring the alcohol into the glass, he felt her hands come from behind him and wrap around his waist. "Offer a lady a drink?" she purred.
He did so and handed her a glass. "Care to tell me what happened tonight?" he asked as he took a sip from his glass.
"Well, the short version? I found out Lorenzo has been lying to me for months and I left him. I needed someone to dull the pain and that was you."
"I'm glad I could help." he replied as he took the last sip of alcohol from his glass.
"I need something more from you ..." she proposed
"And what might that be?" he asked, his interested piqued.
"I want you to help me take down Lorenzo and take over his territory."
Ric grinned a devilish grin. "With pleasure."
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CUFFS - Episode 1
Scene opens with a camera shot of Miami, Florida (City skyline) - Immediately goes to the squad room of the Miami-Dade County police station.
"Cuffs! Get in here!" Lt. Cliff Benson bellowed from his office as the entire division heard his authority.
Zander heard his name being called and rushed to the office. "Yes LT." he replied as he peeked his head in the opened doorway.
"Get your butt in here, Detective." Lieutenant Benson barked and Zander stepped in.
"Sir?" he questioned wanting to know what LT wanted from him this time.
"Close the door and take a seat." Benson motioned and Zander did as he was asked.
Zander still dressed in street clothes from his last undercover stake out, he hadn't had time to change. "I have a job for you, Detective."
Zander's ears perked up and he sat up straighter in the chair. Zander was always up for a challenging case, he was one of the best detectives in the Special Investigation Division - Narcotic Bureau on the Miami-Dade County police force, they were glad to have him. He had been living in Miami for quite a few years, he came back home for his mother's funeral and never left, not much to go back to in Port Charles.
Lt. Benson, an older gentleman, 50ish, a distinguished Lieutenant in the police department had close to 30 years with the force and was just waiting to take his pension, sat behind his desk and reached for a folder in his inbox.
"I found something very interesting when reading through our records from last night's bust. It seems our perp has connections to Port Charles, NY ... you lived there, right Lewis?" Zander hadn't heard the name of Port Charles for a long time and wasn't too anxious to return either.
"Yes, sir. I lived there a few years, why do you ask?" Zander had the awful feeling he knew what his Lt. wanted from him now.
"I need you and Detective Keys to go and check a few things out in this .. Port Charles. And since you know the area, you'd be the best choice for this case." Zander left out a heavy sigh.
Detective Keys was a few years older then him, a few more years under his belt, and just as aggressive. "You don't have a problem with this assignment, do you Detective?"
Zander shook his head no. "I'm up for it, sir." he replied as his Lt. passed him the case file.
"Good. Your plane leaves in a few hours." Zander took the folder and tucked it under his arm, ready to walk out the door of the office, he heard his Lt. call him back.
"Detective? Let's not get in trouble up there. M'kay." the Lt. smiled and chuckled.
"Me sir? No, never." Zander laughed to himself, his Lt. knew him too well. "By the way, I called the PCPD and they're expecting you. Once you arrive in Port Charles, be sure to contact Commissioner Scorpio." Zander remembered that name well, and the face that went with it. Mac would sure be surprised to see him when he got there.
"Yes, sir." Zander turned and walked slowly out of the office while looking at the case file he was just handed.
He walked to his desk and took his shield and gun from his desk drawer. He and Detective Keys had been partners for a while now, he was assigned to Keys when he was promoted to Detective last year, he felt it was a good move on his part, he was tired of writing parking tickets and chasing down peeping toms. The Narcotics Unit was just where he wanted to be.
"Keys! Let's go!" Zander shouted to the other detective who was filing one of his closed cases in the file cabinet on the other side of the room.
"Where?!" Zander looked back and motioned for him to hurry along.
"I'll fill you in on the way!" Keys grabbed his jacket, his shield and his gun and rushed to catch up to his partner.
"Hey Lewis! Be careful, huh?" his Lt. shouted as they headed for the doorway. Zander gave him the thumbs up before disappearing out of sight.
The two detectives headed down the stairs to their car that was parked outside. "So you going to tell me where we're going, partner?" Keys said as he got into the new Crown Victoria.
"Port Charles, New York." Zander answered as he got in and started the car.
"New York!?" Keys exclaimed as he rolled his eyes and just knew they'd be getting into trouble yet again, the last adventure he and Zander had taken cost the department a few dollars, and the Lt. was not happy. Keys chuckled to himself as he remembered watching the car just engulfed in flames after it exploded in front of them. "Let's hope we don't find trouble this time." he remarked to his partner, who had pulled out of the parking space heading towards home.
"Trouble is my middle name, Keys. Don't you know that by now?" they both chuckled at the thought.
After stopping by the apartment and grabbing a few items, Zander drove his partner to his place so he could pack. "Who are we looking for this time?" Keys asked as he closed and locked the door to his apartment.
"Come on, I'll tell ya on the way to the airport." Zander said as Keys threw is bag in the trunk of the car and got in.
A few hours had past and the plane landed at the JFK airport. A rental car was waiting for them when they arrived. "Curbside service?" Keys smirked as Zander grabbed the keys from him.
"I know how to get there, I'll drive." His partner rolled his eyes and left him go.
They drove out of the city heading north towards Port Charles. "So how well do you know this town of Port Charles, Zander?" his partner asked as they turned onto the Interstate.
"Too well. I'm dreading going back there." By the tone in his voice, Keys got the impression his partner was not all happy about taking on this case and going home.
"May I ask why?" Keys asked, Zander hesitated and glanced over towards him.
"Let's just say I have some unfinished business once I get there, and I'm not happy about it."
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