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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2018 20:47:32 GMT -7
Chapter 36
flashback:
Hardy/Webber home->
“I was scared for her”, Audrey admitted. It had been several weeks since Elizabeth had found and returned home. Audrey had really been afraid that they’d all lose her.
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“I was terrified I would lose her right after getting her back”, Dante said. “Dad would have lost it”.
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No one needed to ask how Steven was dealing with what happened……… he had fallen apart. And he relived it in nightmares. And he swore that if Sarah was behind it he would make her pay.
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Olivia was just having a hard time understanding why someone would want to hurt Elizabeth.
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From his perch atop Harborview Towers, Steve Hardy could see all of Port Charles…
No; he couldn’t see the future. And no, he couldn’t warn a person to coming danger; but he could watch and pray. And that’s what he was doing; observing and praying that those he loved below would stay safe.
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Corbin Home:
Mike had dealt with what had happened by helping out at Kelly’s. He wanted to know as well who would target his grand-daughter?
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Scorpio Davis home:
“Dad”, Jenn said?
Mac still loved the sound of that. “Yes honey”?
“Why did those men take Elizabeth and shoot Jason”, Jenn asked?
“I don’t know Jenn; but I plan on finding out”, Mac said.
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“Any leads on Sarah”, Alexis asked as they lay in bed?
“No”, Mac said. “But I won’t quit”.
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Drake home:
“Patrick, how close were we to losing Elizabeth in the ER”, Robin asked?
“Very close”. “Robin; by the time Monica came in Liz had flat-lined twice”, Patrick answered.
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Scanlon home:
“Frank I hope they find who did this soon”. “Liz almost died”, Karen said.
“I know”. “Agent Gibbs is on it thought and from what I heard, he is like a pit-bull”, Frank said.
“Yes he is”, Karen replied.
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Collins home:
“Kevin what do you think”? “Is Sarah Webber capable of this”, Lucy asked?
“My gut says yes”. “Diana made Sarah think that she was/ is entitled to everything”. “And I think she would be more than willing to eliminate all obstacles in her way”, Kevin said.
“Oh boy”, Lucy replied.
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Jacks home:
“Mom”, Mackenzie asked?
“Yeah”, Chloe answered from her drawing station?
“Is Miss Elizabeth safe now”, the young girl asked?
“We don’t know honey”, Chloe said.
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Port Charles Hotel:
“Gibbs, are you okay”, Caitlin asked?
“I nearly lost my god-daughter”, Gibbs said.
“It was close”. “But we found her”. “We’ll end it”, Cait said.
“If it’s Sarah, she’ll serve time”, Gibbs promised.
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San Francisco:
“Jack”, Nikki said? “Are you okay”?
“Sort of”, Jack Killian said.
“I heard”. “How is your daughter’s friend”, Nikki asked?
“They found her, and she’s home; but they still don’t know who’s behind it”, Jack answered.
“Let me know if you or Brennan need anything”, Nikki said before leaving Jack to his show.
“Will do boss”, Jack said.
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Q Mansion:
“She’s home my dear”, Edward said.
“Yes, but she’s still in danger”, Lila commented.
“Agent Gibbs and Jason will keep her safe”, Edward stated.
“Edward dear”, Lila asked?
“Yes Lila”, Edward answered?
“Do you think that Sarah did this”, Lila asked?
“Yes”, Edward said. “She has always been a spoiled brat; Diana let her have whatever she wanted and now she thinks that she can have Elizabeth killed”.
end flashback:
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Interrogation Room:
“What do you want Georgia”, Mason questioned?
“How did you find out the truth”, Georgia wanted to know?
“Wouldn't you like to know”, Mason said being snotty and dragging it out.
“I do”, Georgia demanded?
“I went looking”, Mason said.
“What tipped you off”, Georgia asked?
“Not what Georgia”. “Who”, Mason quipped.
“TELL ME”, Georgia screamed!!
“You did”, Mason told the witch calmly.
“I didn't tell you anything you sniveling little shit”, Georgia stated coldly.
“You didn't have to”. “When I was old enough to really understand people; I started watching you and noticing that you did some really strange things and would talk in weird code”. “So I played detective”, Mason said.
“You're not that smart”, Georgia sneered.
“And your ego is bigger than your brain”. “You never thought you'd be caught”, Mason stated.
“So what; you'll never be able to prove it”, Georgia spat.
“Wrong”, Mason said. “I had help Georgia”. “Want to take a guess as to who it was”
“You're lying; just like your whore of a mother”, Georgia yelled!!!
“Before I leave Georgia; think about this: who was close enough to get all the details on what you'd been up to”? “Really think about it Georgia”, Mason said before walking out.
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And she did think about it....
“No, he wouldn't”. “I was his mother”. “Cole wouldn't hurt me that way”. “He's lying”. “He has nothing”, Georgia told herself.
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WSB basement:
“Who's next”, Gibbs said returning?
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“We'll go”, RMCP Benton Frasier said.
“Why is RMCP involved”, Ziva asked?
“About 25 years ago 8 French Canadian young women disappeared from the University in Ottawa”. “They were last seen in the company of a woman fitting Amanda Holden's description”, Abigail Trenton said.
Tony whistled!!!!
“Do they know for certain that Amanda was involved”, Cait asked?
“We're sure”, Benton said. “But she vanished before an arrest could be made; now we know why”. “She became Diana Webber”.
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Robert was now in the room; he was curious as to what his own agency had on who could be called Helena Cassadine's doppelganger.
“We're up”, Agent Logan said looking at his partner then the room.
“What do you have”, Jethro asked?
“Well this is somewhat alarming when you think about what was taking place at that time”, Agent Monroe said.
“What do you mean”, McGee asked?
“Well; Amanda had links to the following terror groups: HAMAS, Hezbollah, IRA, and the Khmer Rouge”, Logan said.
“Ah Hell”, Cait said.
“That's not all”. “We have her tied to a new terror group called Al Qaeda”, Agent Monroe said.
“Son of a bitch”, Gibbs said. “My goddaughter was in that house”!
“We've opened a can of slugs”, Ziva said.
“Can of worms Ziva; not slugs”, Tony said correcting her while shaking his head.
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“Next”, Gibbs said getting a headache from all he was learning as well as his thoughts to the fact that Elizabeth could have ended up dead had Jeff not demanded leaving her with Steve and Audrey.
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“Okay Gibbs; here's what we have”, Agent Harmon Rabb said.
“Diana is wanted as "Diana” for drugging 6 military officers”, Sarah Mackenzie said.
“Just drugging them”, Tony asked not liking where this was headed?
“No”, Rabb said.
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“She sexually assaulted all six men and murdered 5 of the 6”. “The survivor is in a coma”, Mackenzie said.
“Six”, McGee said?
“Yes 6”, Harmon stated.
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“Why don't I think it ended there”, Cait said?
“Because it didn't”, Mackenzie said. “She then went after their wives”. “All six were murdered and their children disappeared”.
“Have they been found”, Ziva asked?
“No”, Harmon said. “We’re fearing the worst case scenario”.
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“And that's where I come in Agent Gibbs”, FBI / Human Trafficking Agent Sue Thomas said entering.
“Thomas”, Gibbs said with a smile. “Levi”. “What do you have”?
“We suspect that the children of those officers that Rabb and Mackenzie were talking about were handed over to some men involved in human trafficking”, Sue said. “I am on that task force”.
Everyone stopped and wondered why this woman was there and why she had a dog in the room.
“Let me introduce to you FBI Agent Sue Thomas”. “And just so that we can get that out of the way; Sue is hearing impaired and Levi is her hearing dog”, Gibbs said. “Go ahead Sue”.
“Thanks Gibbs”, Sue said. “We have been investigating these as well as other cases for the last decade or so; although I just recently joined”. “We are no closer to finding these children then we were at the beginning; but I am tenacious for not giving up”. “So we are still looking”.
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“That leaves NCIS”, Fornell stated.
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“Our case started as a visit to an old friend”, Gibbs started......
“And so that is what got us here”, Jethro said.
“How's your god daughter”, Wade asked?
“Better”. “She's pissed at what happened”. “Scared about who's after her; but she's dealing”, Gibbs said.
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“Let's move on to Georgia”, Gibbs said.
“We'll go first”, Ranger Brady said.
“Shoot”, Jethro replied.
“Our case began during the late 60s”. “Our Georgia was a very very popular lady”, Ranger Abbott said.
“What do you mean”, Tony asked?
“Georgia ran a whorehouse”. “She had about 50 girls”, Brady stated.
“Was she arrested”, McGee asked?
“Yes; but never convicted”, Brady replied.
“Why”, Gibbs asked?
“Because when the DA went to prosecute, we couldn't prove she was in charge”, Abbott said.
“So she got away with it”, Cait said?
“Essentially yes”, Brady said.
“What else”, Gibbs asked?
“Drugs”, Abbott said.
“How much”, Gibbs asked?
“Billions of dollars worth”, Brady said.
“She's got it hidden off shore somewhere”, Abbott added.
“Is there more”, Gibbs asked?
“Human trafficking”, Brady said.
“Ah hell”, Gibbs said.
“Yeah”, Abbott replied.
“How many”, Ziva asked?
“Thousands”, Brady answered; “and half or more are illegal immigrants”.
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Madison Estate:
“Hey sis”, Dante said kissing the top of her head.
“I'm okay Dante”, Elizabeth said. She knew that everyone was concerned considering what had happened; but she was okay.
“What are you up to”, Dante asked?
“Last minute plans on the wedding”, Elizabeth told her brother.
“Good”, Dante said. “How are things with you and Jeff”?
“I'm dealing”. “I know that Diana was the one who took me; I also know that she controlled him by using Steven and me”, Liz said.
“Just take it a day at a time”, Dante replied.
“I am”, Elizabeth said.
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Unknown locale:
He was in his hotel room watching the news channels; just like he'd done for the last 19 years. He had a copy of the Port Charles Herald in his hand. He was beyond pissed.
“Damn it”!! “That brat was supposed to disappear for good”. “That was the reason he'd agreed to Diana taking the brat. He knew everything about Diana; including how she'd murdered her oldest child”! “Why yes”, he knew where the bodies were buried, so to speak. She had failed him the first time by not killing the brat after she took her. She failed the second time when the brat didn't disappear while in her care.
“Why was the brat still alive”?
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“And why was Sonny still alive”? “He was supposed to be dead as well”.
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“Oh Connie, Connie, Connie”. “Don't you know that changing your name doesn't change the fact that you're still a whore just like your mother”?
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“And Alex”. “You haven't changed”. “You're still thinking your better that everyone else”. “You'll pay as well as will the old man”.
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“You all are such fools”. “All of this happening was not random”. “I set it all in motion that day all those years ago; and I just finishing the job”.
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“Even Lucky Spencer being kidnapped and brainwashed was a part of my plan; just like that brat being raped was”.
Unfortunately everyone around him was failing. It looked like he would need to go to back to the states; go to Port Charles, NY and take care of it.
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Port Charles ->
Scorpio / Davis home:
“Jenn”, Alexis said walking into the kitchen?
“Hey”, Jenn said. “Dad just left”.
“I know”. “Would you like to join the girls and I for a movie night”, Alexis asked?
“Sure”, Jen said...
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“That was fun”, Georgie said cuddling with Jenn.
“Yeah it was”, Jenn replied with a smile.
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Madison Estate:
Elizabeth was lounging trying to think of what she wanted to paint next when her cell rang...
“Hello”, Liz said answering?
“Liz”, Brennan said.
“Bren”, Liz replied. “How are you”?
“Good”, Brennan said.
“How's your dad”, Liz asked?
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“He's okay”. “Nicky's selling the station”, Brennan explained.
“Will your dad stay”, Elizabeth asked?
“They aren't keeping any of the current employees”, Brennan replied.
“Oh no Bren”. “What's he planning on doing”, Liz asked?
“He's looking for another job”, Brennan said.
“Tell him I said good luck”, Liz replied.
“I will”, Brennan said. “I'll let you go; I have to get to class”. “Love you”.
“Love you too”, Liz said before ending the call.
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WSB:
“Let's continue”, Gibbs said as they returned from a small break for lunch.
“Our turn”, Agent Sutter said.
“What have you got”, Gibbs asked?
“We are investigating Georgia for acts of terrorism”, Agent Flannigan said.
“Tell me”, Jethro said.
“The Seattle Space needle”, Sutter said.
“That was her”, Tony asked?
“We think she was involved”, Flannigan replied.
“Then there's what happened at the Mall of America”, Sutter stated.
“She was involved in that as well”, Cait asked?
“Yeah”, Lance said. “And when you add what happened at Miami International Airport”.
“Oh wow”, McGee said!
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“Next”, Gibbs said.
“Jethro we are next”, Rabb stated.
“Shoot”, Gibbs said looking at Harmon.
“We want her for sexual assault, murder as well as running a brothel on base”, Mackenzie said.
“Same murders as Diana”, Ziva asked?
“Yes”, Rabb answered.
Tony whistled this time. “WOW”!
“And as to the kids; we believe she used her contacts to get rid of them”, Mackenzie said.
“Unbelievable”, Cait said. “There's another link between her and Diana”.
Outside Port Charles:
“This is not over”. “She will not blame me for this failing”. “I did not have all the facts”. “I was not informed that she was really Michael "Sonny" Corinthos' daughter”. “That was kept from me”. “I was just told that her real father was from NY; not who he was”. “And I wasn't informed of that bitch's involvement with Jason Morgan”. “I will end this once and for all; both Elizabeth and my co-hort will die”, she said to the empty car.
“Now; to find a place to hide”.
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“Now to stay hidden and prepare”, she said.
Another location ->
Outside Port Charles:
“My partner is an imbecile”. “She couldn't even do this right”. “She won't live to fail again”.
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“Elizabeth Webber will pay for destroying my family; and no one will stand in my way”. “Not even Sonny”, she replied coldly.
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WSB:
“Gibbs”, Agent Cahill said?
“Stella”, Jethro said in reply?
“We're not here in our own capacity”. “We were asked to assist the CID with their investigation”, Stella answered.
“Okay”, Gibbs said.
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“Our turn”, Agent Donovan said.
“What do you have”, Gibbs asked?
“She's been selling secrets to our enemies”, Agent McCallister said.
“Well I didn't see that one coming”, Tony said.
“But it matches up to the other things she's been up to”, Gibbs said.
“It does”, McCallister said.
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“We're up”, Agent Cade said.
“Go ahead”, Gibbs replied.
“We want Georgia for two reasons”: “She's our connection to a big drug cartel in Mexico”. “We want that man”.
“And we want her for selling drugs here”, Agent Hilton said.
“Which cartel”, Cait asked?
“Los Zetas”, Cade answered.
“Son of a bitch”, Gibbs said!
“No joke”, Hilton said.
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“Our turn”, Agent Monroe said.
“Go ahead”, Gibbs answered. “What do you have”, Jethro asked?
“Again this is somewhat alarming when you think back to what was taking place at the time”, Agent Monroe said.
“What do you mean”, McGee asked?
“Well; Georgia had links to the following terror groups: HAMAS, Hezbollah, IRA, and the Khmer Rouge; just like Amanda aka Diana”, Logan said. “But we have found that Georgia was deeper in than Amanda”.
“Ah Hell”, Cait said.
“That's not all”. “We also have her tied to the new terror group called Al Qaeda as well”, Agent Monroe said.
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“I'm up next”, Fornell said.
“Go”, Gibbs said.
“First off, she's a wanted fugitive just like Diana”, Tobias said.
“What for”, Caitlin asked?
“For each of what I'm about to tell you she has several counts pending; Identity fraud, Healthcare fraud, money laundering, child abuse, murder and domestic terrorism”, Fornell said.
“Holy Hannah, McGee said.
“Why is she not on your Most Wanted list”, Ziva asked?
“She is as clean as the driven snow; just like Diana”. “And just like Diana; Georgia is not her real name”. “The name she was born with is Marianna Scarpetta”, Fornell said.
“Tyrone Scarpetta’s daughter”, Tony asked?
“Yes”, Tobias said. He didn’t have to explain any further; as everyone knew who Tyrone Scarpetta was and what he was capable of. He was even worse than Helena.
“#@#@#@#” (Ziva cussing in her language; use your imagination)
“What else”, Gibbs asks?
“Human trafficking”, Fornell said. “On that we have Thomas and the task force helping”.
“How many”, Tony asked?
“Undetermined at this time”, Sue answered.
“More”, Gibbs asked?
“Insurance Fraud”, Fornell said.
“How many times”, Caitlin asked?
“Hundreds”, Tobias said.
“Wow”, McGee said. “And she’s never been caught”.
“What else”, Jethro asked?
“Money laundering”, Tobias said. “She’s using her business”.
“No joke”, Tony said!
“Is there more”, Gibbs asked?
“Art theft”, Fornell said.
“What do you mean”, Caitlin asked?
“Authorities believe that she is responsible for thousands of art thefts @ famous museums around the globe”, Fornell stated.
“Holy Hannah”, McGee said.
“Which now includes items belonging to Anne Frank House Museum”, Tobias stated.
“Do you know where the art is located”, Gibbs asked?
“No”, Fornell said.
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“Who’s next”, Jethro asked?
“We are”, Washington said.
“Go”, Gibbs replied.
“Well; we want Georgia because we were tipped off to the fact that she was involved with the assassination of Gov. Rieley”, McGarritt said.
“Wow”, Cait said.
“Yeah”, Washington added.
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“Next”, Gibbs said.
“Remember those French Canadian girls”, Trenton asked?
“Yeah”, Cait replied?
“We think that Diana handed them over to Georgia who handed them off to someone else”, Benton said.
“The woman is sick”, Tony said.
“No doubt”, Trenton said.
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“You’re up Gibbs”, Fornell said.
“Yeah”, Gibbs said. “We want her for kidnapping”.
“You’re god-daughter”, Frasier asked?
“Yes; we believe she was involved somehow”, Gibbs said.
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“But of course she’s tight lipped”, Tony said.
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“Okay”. “On to Darnell and Ramirez”, Gibbs said.
“We’ll go”, Sutter said.
“Shoot”, Gibbs replied.
“They’re wanted for terrorism”, Flannigan said.
“Oh boy”, McGee said.
“Over the last 3 decades those two have been committing acts all over the country; but they keep slipping through our fingers”, Sutter said.
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“My turn”, Fornell said. “But before I continue you may want to get Corinthos and Ms. Howard in here”.
“Why”, Gibbs asked?
“Because; what I have involves them”, Tobias said.
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Kelly’s:
“Do you know why Agent Gibbs wanted to meet us”, Kate asked?
“No”, Sonny answered as he saw Gibbs across the courtyard.
“Sorry about this”, Gibbs said.
“No problem; what do you need”, Sonny asked?
“I need for the two of you to come with me to the WSB”. “It’s important”, Gibbs said.
“Okay”, both Kate and Sonny said leaving with Gibbs.
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WSB:
“Welcome”, Robert said.
“What’s going on Robert”, Sonny asked?
“Not sure”, Robert answered.
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“Thanks for coming in Mr. Corinthos; you too Ms. Howard”, Fornell said.
“We would like know what you need to tell us”, Kate said.
“Yes”, Tobias said. “Please know that it’s very important”.
“Okay”, Kate said in reply.
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San Francisco:
Jack Killian had just entered the home he shared with his daughter Brennan. He had been a single father since Bren was a year old. His ex-wife had decided that she no longer wanted to be married or to be a mother. It was just recently that she wanted to be in her daughter’s life. It hadn’t been easy, but he’d done what he had to. He was tired.
Over the last 3 years a lot had changed. The biggest changes were: Devon selling the station to Nikki and leaving, and Brennan’s high school graduation.
And now here they were a year later; and Nikki had sold the station. Only this time the new owners weren’t going to keep any of the current employees. Jack was out of a job.
The one concession Jack had gotten was: that he could take his show “Midnight Caller” with him when he left. Which meant; that he could start it up again wherever he and Brennan ended up. So now Jack was job hunting.
As Jack looked through the mail he was surprised to see an envelope from a station in Port Charles, NY.
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WSB:
“May I call you Sonny and Kate”, Tobias asked?
“Of course”, both Sonny and Kate answered.
“Okay”, Fornell said.
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“The reason that I’m here is the result of NCIS’s search for two men; Jose’ Ramirez and Watson Darnell”, Tobias said.
“Sonny, have you ever heard of these two men”, Fornell asked?
“No”, Sonny answered.
“Ms. Howard”, Tobias asked?
“No”, was Kate’s reply.
“What are you getting at Tobias”, Gibbs asked?
“Humor me”, Tobias said. “The pictures of Ramirez and Darnell you had Abby run; they set off alarms all over Gibbs”, Fornell explained.
“What pictures”, Sonny and Kate asked?
“These”, Fornell said pulling two photos out of a file he was holding.
“Oh my god”, Kate said shaking.
“You know them”, Fornell asked?
“Yes”; Sonny answered. “The one on the left is Joe Scully and the other man is my late step father Deke”.
“Oh god”, Kate mumbled.
“What’s going on Gibbs”, Sonny asked?
“I can answer that”, Tobias said.
“Please”, Kate said?
“The men we all know as Jose’ Ramirez and Watson Darnell’ are really Joe Scully senior and Deke Mattinson”, Fornell said.
“They’re dead”, Kate said shaking very badly.
“I’m sorry Ms Howard”. “They’re very much alive”, Fornell said.
“What does this have to do with our daughter’s kidnapping”, Sonny asked?
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Unknown location:
“He betrayed her”! “How dare he”? “He will pay for that”. “He’s just like the rest who will pay for their betrayals”, she said to the empty room.
And with that she started planning; that man and his mistress would pay.
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Hardy home:
“Hi”, Steven said as he walked into the kitchen.
“Hi honey”, Olivia said. “How was your day”?
“It was a long one”, Steven said.
“What happened”, Olivia asked?
“The usual, but in spades”. “I also received a call about my mother”, Steven said.
“What about”, Olivia asked; Steven mother was a real loon?
“She attacked a fellow patient”. “I told them that her attacking a patient meant that she was planning something”. “They’re watching”, Steven said.
“How are Jeff and Liz doing”, Olivia asked?
“They’re trying; for my sake”. “I know it’s hard though”, Steven said. You know; I still can’t believe that she and Diana left my father think that he had murdered her.
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Port Charles Cemetery:
“Hello darling”. “I miss you”. “I know that you’re watching; and I think we are all going to be okay”, Audrey said. “I love you”.
“I love you too”, Steve whispered as Audrey left.
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Drake home:
“What are you smiling about”, Patrick asked?
“That my friends are home safe”, Robin said.
“I am to; but I don’t think it’s over”. “We still don’t know who wants Elizabeth dead”, Patrick said.
“I know”, Robin replied.
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Berlin, Germany:
Businessman Dylan McKay was worried. His wife had disappeared. The hospital said that she’d called and taken a leave of absence.
And the more time that passed; the more worried be became.
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LA:
Spencer home:
“Laura darlin; where are you”, Luke asked their empty home?
Laura had left Lulu with the neighbor, and then vanished. Luke’s gut was telling him this wasn’t good.
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Wyndemere:
Nik was also worried about his mother. She had called 3 days ago ranting and raving about him betraying his family.
He couldn’t make her understand. And he didn’t know what to do.
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DiLucca home:
Roy had a bad feeling. Luke had called an hour ago asking if he had heard from Laura. Roy’s gut was telling him that this wouldn’t end well.
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WSB:
“I’ll take it Tobias”, Gibbs said.
“Okay”, Fornell replied.
“Sonny; Kate”. “While Jeff was grilling Diana whilst in Russia; she dropped two names”, Gibbs said.
“Ramirez and Darnell”, Sonny asked?
“Yes; but Jeff didn’t recognize the names”. “When he gave them to me, I had my computer guy run them”, Gibbs said.
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“That is where myself and these other fine agencies come in”, Fornell said.
“How”, Kate asked?
“We had names; but no one could ID them on sight or by photo”, Fornell said.
“But they’re supposed to be dead”. “I was the one who killed Joe when he came after me”, Sonny said.
“We know”. “That was part of Scully’s plan we think”. “He knew that he was wanted”. “Death was his way out”, Tobias said.
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“Det. Taggart told Sonny that Deke was killed in the line of duty”, Kate said.
“Deke planned that too”, Tobias said. “He had help”. “So did Scully; we just don’t know who”.
“Where are they”, Sonny asked concerned for his family?
“We don’t know”, Fornell answered finally.
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“But why do this”, Kate asked? “For what reason”?
“Was there any reason for Scully to hate the two of you”, Fornell asked?
“Me yes”, Sonny said. “I refused to work for him… that was until I lost our daughter and Kate”.
“And after those two events you went to work for him”, Fornell stated?
“Yes; I felt like I didn’t have anything left”, Sonny said sadly. “It was a very big mistake on my part”.
“What about you Kate”, Tobias asked?
“I wouldn’t return his affections”. “He wanted me for his girlfriend; I refused”, Kate explained.
“That’s motive right there”, McGee said.
“That bastard”, Sonny said!
“We’ll get him”, Gibbs said.
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“Now onto Deke”, Fornell said. “Kate had you ever met the man”?
“No”, Kate answered.
“Sonny; he was married to your mother correct”, Fornell asked?
“He was abusive and cruel”, Sonny said. “Why though”?
“That only he can answer”, Fornell said.
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“What does CID have Rabb”, Gibbs asked?
“30 years ago two men; men fitting Scully and Deke’s descriptions, walked out of the US Embassy at 2 Avenue Gabriel (fr), on the northwest corner of the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement; in Paris,” Mackenzie said.
“With what”, Ziva asked?
“The wife of then US Ambassador Rory McMillan”, Rabb said.
“So kidnapping”, Tony asked?
“Yes”, Mackenzie replied.
“Did they ever find McMillan’s wife”, Cait asked?
“No”, Rabb answered. “Our only clue led to men selling girls”.
“What else”, Gibbs asked?
“Terrorism on a grand scale”. “Several bases were targeted”, Mackenzie answered.
“There is also an incident in Israel we think points to them”, Rabb said.
“Ben Zonah”; “Harah”, Ziva muttered loudly.
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“Next”, Gibbs said.
“We’re up”, McCallister said.
“Deke was a young military officer who was dishonorably discharged”, Donovan said.
“Holy horse”, Ziva said.
“Ziva; it’s holy cow”, Tony stated blandly while rolling his eyes.
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“Go on”, Gibbs said while slapping Tony on the back of the head.
“Well; while serving, Deke had access to the Pentagon”, McCallister said. “He had access to military secrets”.
“He didn’t”, Cait replied?
“We think he did”, Donovan said. “And we want him”.
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Everyone let’s call it a night and start again in the morning, Gibbs said.
Everyone agreed.
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home of Jeff and Sofia Webber ->
2 am:
As she watched them sleep she vowed that she would make them pay. Tonight was a trial run to see if she could get in undetected; and she had. She didn’t care about the brats other than to make sure they wouldn’t get in her way.
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WSB:
“Good morning everyone”. “Let’s get back at it”, Gibbs said.
“We’re next”, Agent Aeryn Hilton said.
“Go ahead”, Jethro said.
“Joe Scully is wanted by the DEA for drugs”. “We have proof that he’s been moving drugs into the country for decades”, Agent Cade said.
“As for Deke; since his dishonorable discharge, he’s made quite the name for himself”. “He’s one of the biggest dealers in the country”, Hilton said.
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“Who’s next”, Gibbs asked?
“We are”, Monroe said as Robert and Anna entered.
“What do you have”, Jethro asked?
“Well; we don’t have anything on Joe Scully”. “But we do on Deke”, Monroe said.
“Okay”, Gibbs answered.
“This is where we come in Gibbs”, Anna said as she and Robert took over.
“How”, Gibbs asked?
“We had several run-ins with Deke”, Anna said.
“So you knew what he looked like”, Tony asked getting pissed?
“No”. “All we ever had was a name”, Robert said.
“What was your connection”, Gibbs asked?
“Antonio Falconeri and Helena Cassadine”, Anna said.
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“Ah holy Hannah”, Ziva said. Even the Israelis knew about Helena.
Tony let Ziva’s saying slide. He felt the same way.
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“Gibbs”, Robert said?
“Yeah”, Jethro said?
“If Helena’s involved; we’re really in for it”, Robert said.
“Don’t we know it”, Gibbs said.
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And Robert would have been right. Helena being involved would have meant massive trouble. And in a way she had been involved. But what no one, including Nik knew was that his grandmother had vanished.
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Unknown location via phone call ->
“How is our guest”, the man asked?
“Complaining; throwing threats, like usual”.
“Good”. “Make sure it stays that way”, he said. “I will not have my plan ruined”.
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“He will pay for keeping me here”. “My grandson will find me”. “He’s responsible for this”. “He set this all in motion; I just don’t know why”. “I will kill him”.
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WSB Interrogation Room:
“I was told that you wanted to see me”, Gibbs said entering the room.
“Yes; I want out of here”, Diana said.
“The only way that’s going to happen is when you tell me where your daughter is”, Gibbs said; “or when you are tried for your crimes”.
“You can’t try me for what happened to that brat; the statute of Limitations is long past”, Diana spat.
“Wrong Diana; or should I say Amanda”, Gibbs said seeing her flinch at the name….. “You’re going away for a long time; you’ll leave here in irons”.
“Prove it you axxxxxx”, Diana yelled!
“I plan to”. “And just so you know; there are a lot of other law enforcement agencies that want a piece of you as well”, Gibbs said before exiting the room.
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Berlin:
Mr. McKay was calling anyone and everyone he could think of to try and locate his wife. She had told him that all of her family was dead. He didn’t know who else to call; or where she had gone. None of this made any sense; why would she just disappear?
She’d been gone for a week; now it was time to call the authorities and start really looking into this.
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LA:
“Daddy where’s mom”, Lulu asked her father? “Why did she leave”?
“I don’t know darling; I just don’t know”, Luke said.
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All Luke could do now was hope that Laura came home; without having done something wrong that he or anyone else in the family couldn’t fix.
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Madison Estate:
“How are you”, Ned asked?
“I’m okay”. “How’s LA”, Elizabeth asked Ned?
“It’s good”. “Brooklynn is growing so fast”, Ned said with a smile.
“She’ll be a teen before you know it”, Liz said.
“Don’t remind me”, Ned said. “The trouble that you and Emily used to get into was horrible”. “How’s Jason”?
“He’s Healing”. “He’s still scared that he’s going to lose me”, Elizabeth admitted.
“Well you just take care of him; and be careful and listen to the guards assigned to you”. “I‘ve got to go; love you”, Ned said.
“Love you too; bye”, Elizabeth said before closing her phone.
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Warehouse ->
“Roy”, Sonny said as Roy entered the office.
“I have some info that you need to know”, Roy said.
“What”, Sonny said eyeing Jason?
“Laura’s AWOL”, Roy stated.
“What do you mean”, Jason asked?
“Luke called me four days ago; asking if I had heard from or had seen Laura”, Roy said.
“Shxx”, Sonny said! “Thanks man”.
“No problem”. “Thought you should know about that; considering how she feels about Elizabeth right now”, Roy said before leaving.
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“Do you think”, Sonny asked Jason hoping that they were both wrong?
“Laura blames Elizabeth for what happened to Lucky”. “She could have had a break with reality; and that being the case she could see going after Elizabeth as the only way to get revenge for what happened to him”, Jason said. “I want to be wrong, but I don’t think I am”.
“I don’t think you’re wrong either”. “But we also need to take into account that Sarah wants Elizabeth dead; could they be working together on this”, Sonny questioned?
“Anything is possible”. “We need to find Laura and Sarah before they are able to finish this and Elizabeth ends up dead”, Jason said flinching.
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Greece:
“When was the body found”, Nik asked the police?
“Last night, the officer in charge told the Cassadine prince”. “Do you know who she is”?
“Her name is Felicia Jones”. “She used to live in Port Charles, New York until she left town”. “That was almost 5 years ago”, Nik stated.
“We’ll know more after the autopsy”, the Officer said. “I will need to notify her family”.
“I can do that; I am returning to Port Charles”, Nik said. “Can you get me the report as soon as possible”? “Her ex-husband is the Police Commissioner there”.
“Of course”, the officer said.
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The coroner had worked through the night to finish the autopsy. His findings were that she had been held for quite some time; and that she had been tortured, killed and left to be found.
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“Here you are Mr. Cassadine”, the officer said handing him the file.
“Thank you”, Nik said before leaving for the airport. This would not be easy for him to do.
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Port Charles:
Commissioner’s office ->
“Mac”, Nik said standing at the door?
“Come in Nik”. “What can I do for you”, Mac asked?
“I have bad news”, Nik said before handing him the file the Greek authorities had given him.
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“How”, Mac asked after reading the file?
“I don’t know; but what happened has the signs of my grandmother”. “I just don’t know why”, Nik stated. “I’m sorry”.
“You are not to blame for what your grandmother does”, Mac said. “Thanks for bringing this and telling me”.
“You’re welcome”. “Also I have something else I need to tell you”, Nik said.
“Go ahead”, Mac said.
“My mother is missing”. “Luke can’t locate her”. “I don’t want to go down this road of thinking but; she is angry and blames Liz for what happened to Lucky”, Nik said. “We need to be watchful”.
“Okay”, Mac said.
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WSB:
“Who’s next”, Gibbs asked?
“We are”, Stabler said.
“Go”, Jethro stated.
“We want Joe Scully for murder and prostitution”, Benson said.
“How many”, Tony asked?
“Murders”, Stabler questioned? “About 10”.
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“Deke”, Gibbs asked?
“That’s a whole new ballgame”. “One that I think Detective Taggart needs to be here for”, Benson said.
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“Why am I here”, Marcus Taggart demanded?
“You’re here because we think that there are some truths you need to learn about your mentor”, Fornell said.
“What truths”? “Fake truths that you concocted to smear Deke’s name”, Taggart sneered?
“No; proven evidence”, Fornell said. “So sit down and shut up”!
“Fine”, Taggart shouted before sitting down!
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“Boy, is he in for a rude awakening about Deke”, Cait whispered to Tony.
“Definitely”, Tony whispered in reply.
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And with that; everyone who had already shown their evidence, proceeded to show it all to Taggart. Once Taggart had seen it all; all he could do was sit there speechless. How could he disprove evidence that was iron-clad? And these satellite photos didn’t lie. Deke had fooled everyone, including him.
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“Go ahead Stabler”, Gibbs said.
“Okay; well as we said earlier, what we have on Deke is a whole new ballgame”, Benson said.
“How so”, Cait asked eyeing Taggart?
“Well; before leaving New York we had a very interesting conversation with Internal Affairs”, Stabler said.
“He was being investigated”, McGee asked eyeing Taggart himself?
“Yes; but it was being kept quiet as he wasn’t the only one being investigated”, Benson said.
“What were they being investigated for”, Gibbs asked?
“It’s a long list”, Stabler said.
“Tell”, Gibbs said.
“Abuse of power, taking bribes, planting of false evidence just to name a few”, Benson said.
“What else”, Gibbs asked?
“IA has proof that he was on the take”, Stabler stated looking at Taggart.
“Anything else”, Gibbs asked?
“Yes”, Benson began…..
“Agent Gibbs; we have recently found forensic proof that Deke killed……”
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Chapter 39
“We have proof that Deke killed Adele Corinthos, Benson stated…
“Oh god”, Taggart said.
“How”, Gibbs asked?
“Deke beat her to death”, Stabler said.
“Sonny had been right”, Cait stated.
“Yes”, Benson said. “But there’s more”.
“Go”, Jethro said.
“When the autopsy was performed on Adele; the Medical Examiner found evidence that she had recently given birth”, Stabler said.
“The hospital confirmed that 5 days prior she had given birth to triplets”, Benson said.
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And with that Taggart rushed to the bathroom.
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“Where are those triplets now”? “And where is their father”? “Was it Deke”, Gibbs asked?
“Deke wasn’t their father”, Stabler said. “He was sterile”.
“WOW”, Ziva said.
“Their father’s name is Lane Bennett; and the triplets are with him”, Benson said.
“He will be testifying once we bring Deke in”. “He has proof of the abuse”. “He has proof that Deke was beating Sonny as well”. “He also has proof that Deke was sleeping with anything in a skirt”, Stabler said.
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“Sonny has a right to know his siblings”, Taggart said. “And I owe him an apology”.
“Yes he does; and yes you do”, Gibbs said.
“Mr. Bennett said he’ll bring the girls to see their brother”, Stabler said. “Gibbs can arrange it”.
“Will do”, Gibbs said.
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“I have three younger sisters”, Sonny asked? “Where are they”?
“They’re on their way here with their father”, Gibbs said.
“Sonny”, Taggart said?
“I was wrong about Deke; and I’m sorry”. “He was good at lying and hiding what he did and who he really was”, Taggart said.
“I accept”, Sonny said.
“Thank you”, Taggart returned.
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En-route to Port Charles:
“Dad”, Peyton asked?
“Yeah sweetie”, Lane answered?
“What if Sonny doesn’t want us in his life”, Peyton asked for herself as well as her sisters?
“I think he’ll want you; all three of you”, Lane told his daughters.
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“Who’s next”, Gibbs asked when he’d returned?
“We are”, Frasier said.
“Go”, Jethro said.
“The 8 French Canadian girls we talked about before”, Trenton said.
“What”? “How”, Tony asked?
“We have leads to him as being the one that Georgia and Diana handed the girls off to”, Frasier said.
“We don’t have anything on Scully”, Trenton stated.
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“Next”, Gibbs said.
“We think Deke co-owned the whorehouse with Georgia”, Brady said.
“He’s also wanted for killing a Texas Ranger”, Abbott said.
McGee whistled!
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“You’re up Jethro”, Fornell said.
“I want both Scully and Deke for their connection to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Webber”, Gibbs said. “I want answers for her”.
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“Where are they”, Sonny asked? They were on a commercial flight.
“Grounded in Hawaii; bad weather”, Jason said. “Stan’s tracking the plane”.
“Okay”, Sonny said anxious.
“You nervous”, Jason asked?
“Hell yes”, Sonny replied.
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WSB:
“Let’s move on to Sarah Webber”, Jethro said. “Benson what do you have”?
“First thing is that she didn’t finish medical school”, Stabler said.
“How is that possible”? Her father said that she was a doctor, Caitlin replied.
“She lied”, Benson said.
“What else”, Gibbs asked?
“She’s wanted for the murder of a fellow medical student”, Stabler said.
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Let’s call it a night. See you all tomorrow, Gibbs said.
Everyone headed to their hotel room……
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Home of Jeff and Sofia Webber:
2 am ->
Caitlynn had been up getting a drink of water when she head beeping; beeping that sounded like buttons being pushed on the security system.
“That’s strange”, she whispered….. It was then that she hid under the massive kitchen counter.
In the reflection of the refrigerator, she saw the reflection. It was her older sister Sarah; and Sarah was holding a gun. Caitlynn knew this wasn’t good.
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Caitlynn knew that she needed to get her parents and her siblings out of the house. So she headed silently up the back stairs…….
“Riley”, Caitlynn whispered….
“What”? “What’s wrong Caitee”, Riley whispered?
“Sarah’s here; and she has a gun”, Caitlynn whispered. “We have to get out”.
“Okay; I’ll get the others downstairs”. “You get mom and dad”, Riley said.
“Be careful”, Caitlynn whispered then headed to their parents’ room.
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Riley did manage to get his younger siblings downstairs; he also managed to get their shoes and jackets on as well as grabbing a couple of blankets without making any noise. Now, to wait for Caitee.
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Upstairs ->
Caitlynn was outside her parents’ room and what she was hearing had her scared…..
“Sarah”! “What are you doing here”, Jeff demanded?
“Making you pay for hurting my mother”, Sarah spat.
“Your mother and I are no longer married”, Jeff stated.
“YOU’RE LYING”! “You’re cheating on my mother with that”, Sarah said pointing the gun at Sofia!
“Sarah; I divorced your mother 4 months ago”. “Your mother is facing prison time”, Jeff said.
“YOU’RE LYING AGAIN”, Sarah shouted right before she shot Sofia right in the heart.
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Caitlynn then ran downstairs grabbing her mother’s phone along the way. She and Riley opened the front door and ushered the younger kids out as fast as they could; running for safety. They headed for Elizabeth’s calling 9-1-1 as they went.
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“Now it’s your turn daddy”, Sarah said. “And once you’re gone; I’ll get everything”. “As it should be”.
“You’re wrong Sarah”. “What about Steven”? “I have some bad news for you; you will not be getting a dime”, Jeff said. “You’re not named in my will”.
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Right before Mac and Jason walked in; Sarah screamed, then shot her father between the eyes.
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“Sarah; you’re under arrest for murder”, Mac said cuffing her then reading her rights to her.
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“How are they”, Audrey asked at breakfast?
“Not good”; “especially Caitee”. “She saw Sarah kill her mother”, Elizabeth said.
“We’ll be there for them”, Audrey said.
“We will”, Elizabeth replied.
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WSB:
“Gibbs”, Robert said entering?
“Yeah”, Gibbs said?
“We have Sarah Webber down in cells”, Robert said.
“How”, Jethro asked?
“Gibbs; she murdered Jeff and Sofia Webber last night”, Robert told the Agent.
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Madison Estate:
Jason and Elizabeth were in their bedroom. Jason was holding Elizabeth while she cried for Jeff, Sofia and the children.
“He wasn’t my dad but that didn’t mean we weren’t close”, Liz awhile later. “I forgave him”. “And I worry about the kids; they’ve lost both parents”.
“We’ll figure it out”, Jason said.
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Greystone:
“I can’t believe Sarah killed Jeff and Sofia”, Kate said.
“I know; I can’t either”, Sonny replied.
“Poor Audrey, Steven and Elizabeth”, Kate said. “And those kids; they’ve lost both Jeff and Sofia”.
“We’ll help”, Sonny answered.
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Steven Webber home:
“I can’t believe he’s gone”. “And that Sarah’s responsible”, Steven said.
“I know”. “I’m shocked about Sarah”, Olivia said.
“I’m worried about Elizabeth and my grandmother”. “We’ll need to figure out where the kids are going to live and such”, Steven said.
“We’ll figure it out; all of us”, Olivia said.
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Scorpio / Davis home:
“How bad was it”, Alexis asked?
“Bad”. “Little Caitlynn saw Sarah shoot Sofia”, Mac said.
“How is she”, Alexis asked?
“Not good”. “She hasn’t spoken since calling 9-1-1”, Mac said.
“That poor girl”, Alexis said. “What happens now”?
“We took her to the WSB”. “Gunny wants her”, Mac said.
“Oh”, Alexis said.
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Drake home:
“I can’t believe Sarah killer her father”. “Why”, Robin asked?
“No one knows”, Patrick said.
“What happens now”, Robin asked?
“Well; they’ll plan Jeff and Sofia funeral”, Patrick said.
“And the kids”, Robin asked?
“I don’t know”, Patrick answered.
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Robert and Anna’s home:
“So, Sarah broke into her father’s home; then killed Jeff and Sofia”, Anna queried.
“Yeah”, Robert answered.
“Was that her only plan”, Anna asked?
“No”, Robert said.
“What Robert”, Anna asked?
“Her plan included the kids; but she didn’t get the chance”, Robert said.
“Oh boy”, Anna declared.
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Scanlon home:
“She what”, Karen demanded?
“Sarah Webber killed Jeff and Sofia”, Frank said.
“My god; she is crazy”, Karen replied.
“Her plan was to kill the kids as well”, Frank told his wife.
“WOW”, was all Karen could say.
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Collins home:
“Oh my god Kevin, you were right”, Lucy said.
“Not entirely”. “I didn’t see her doing this”, Kevin stated.
“No; you didn’t”, Lucy said.
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Jacks home:
“What happened Jasper”, Chloe asked?
“Sarah Webber happened”, Jax said.
“What”, Chloe questioned?
“Sarah broke into Jeff’s house; killed him and Sofia”, Jax said.
“Oh my god”, Chloe said.
“Yeah”, Jax replied.
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Wyndemere:
“Nik”, Emily said entering the study?
“What Emily”, Nik asked?
“Jeff and Sofia were murdered last night”, Emily said.
“Do they know by whom”, Nik asked all the while thinking good? Two less people to stop his plan, he thought.
“Sarah Webber”, Emily stated.
“You’re joking right”, Nik replied?
“No; she was arrested in their bedroom with the gun in her hand”, Em said.
“WOW”, Nik said stunned.
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Q Mansion:
“My god Edward, Monica said”. “Sarah is crazy”.
“Yes I think she is”, Edward said as the rest of the family entered.
“How’s Audrey”, Lila asked?
“Holding together for the children”, Alan said.
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“Those poor children”, McKenzie said after AJ told her.
“Caitee’s in shock”, AJ said. “Right now they’re all at Elizabeth and Jason’s”.
“What can we do”, McKenzie asked?
“Help in any way we can”, AJ replied.
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DiLucca home:
“This town has gone crazy”, Bobbie said.
“I wonder”, Roy replied.
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WSB:
“What”, Gibbs asked as everyone froze?
“Sarah killed her father and Sofia”, Robert said. He had returned so that he could help Gibbs and his team nail Diana, Scully, Deke, Georgia and now Sarah.
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cells ->
“Hello Sarah”, Gibbs said.
“What are you doing here”, Sarah demanded?
“Oh that’s right”. “You don’t know about what all’s been happening; or do you”, Gibbs asked?
“Get to the point”, Sarah sneered!
“Why”? “It’s more fun to keep you guessing”, Gibbs said.
“I hate you”, Sarah yelled.
“Get comfortable Sarah; you’re not going anywhere”, Gibbs said.
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“How did she get in the house”, Gibbs asked Robert?
“Mac’s working on it”, Robert said.
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“Nana; why would that woman killer her father”, Jenn asked?
“I don’t know Jenn”, Maggie said.
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WSB:
“Gunny”, Mac said walking in 2 days later?
“Mac”, Gibbs answers.
“We now know how she got in”, Mac said.
“How”, Gunny asked?
“Paid off someone at the security firm; he gave her the codes”, Mac said.
“How long ago”, Gibbs asked?
“About a week ago”, Mac said.
“Son of a bxxxx”, Gibbs spat!
“Yeah”, Mac said. “We also found her hidey hole”.
“Good”, Gibbs said.
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“Who’s next”, Gibbs said re-entering the room?
“We are”, DS Matthew De Grace said.
“Interpol”, Ziva said?
“Yeah”, DS Abigail Borin answered.
“What do you have”, Gibbs asked?
“Here’s where things get really interesting”, De Grace said.
“How so”, Cait asked?
“Dr. Sarah Webber is working for the Russian Mafia”, Abigail said.
“Where”, Gibbs asked?
“Berlin”, Matthew said. “And she has eliminated some important people for them”.
“So; she would have the connections to put out a hit on Elizabeth”, Gibbs said.
“Yes”, Abigail responded.
“We want her Gibbs”, De Grace stated.
“Yeah”; Gibbs said. “As long as she can’t hurt Elizabeth; I’m fine with that”.
“The soup thickens”, Ziva said.
“My dear Ziva”, Fornell said. “That saying goes “the plot thickens”.
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“Who’s next”, Jethro asked?
“Gibbs; I’m next”, Fornell said.
“Go ahead”, Gibbs said.
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“You’re not going to like this Gibbs”, Tobias said. “She’s connected to the same terror groups that her mother is connected to”. “But it’s worse; she’s literally in bed with them”.
“Bloody hell”, Gibbs yelled!
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“Who’s next”, Gibbs asked ready to kill Sarah right then and there?
“We are”, McGarritt stated.
“Go”, Jethro said.
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“We want to talk to her about Dustin Sandoval Sanchez”, Washington said.
“You’re serious”, McGee asked?
“Yes”, McGarritt said. “She was seen with him at his estate in Columbia; and they seemed extremely close if you get my meaning”.
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“Gibbs”, Rabb said?
“Yeah”, Gibbs answered?
“Sarah is wanted for the murder of a CID agent 5 years ago”, Rabb said.
“How”, Gibbs asked?
“He went after her”, Mackenzie said. “He recognized her; and when he got close, she killed him”.
“Wow”, Tony said.
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Chapter 40
“You’re up Jethro”, Tobias said.
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“In our case; we want to know if she’s responsible for all the attacks on Elizabeth”, Gibbs said.
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“But why would she want Ms. Webber dead”, Agent Sutter asked?
“Because Steve Hardy and Helene Webber left Elizabeth very sizable inheritances; ones that Sarah feels are rightfully hers”, Gibbs said.
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“Mac you’re up”, Jethro said.
“Yeah”, Mac said.
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“All we have is that she murdered Jeff and Sofia Webber”. “That she planned on eliminating her younger siblings; and intended to kill Elizabeth Webber”, Mac said.
“Was she behind Mr. Morgan’s shooting”, Agent Monroe asked?
“We believe so; but proving it may be another matter”, Mac said. “We are also now thinking that she has an accomplice; someone with as much knowledge of Port Charles as she does”.
“But who would that be”, Caitlin asked? “As far as what we have heard; everyone here loves Elizabeth Webber”.
“That’s the 1,000 dollar question”, Mac said.
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Unknown location:
“So she killed Jeff”. “You’re a naughty, naughty girl Sarah”. “I have to make sure that you don’t talk”. “I will not allow you to ruin my plan”. “Elizabeth Webber will die; and now so will Jason Morgan”.
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NCIS Headquarters, Maryland:
“Holy cow”, Abby said as she looked at her computer screen. “No way”! “That woman is one sick twisted individual”.
Abby then picks up the phone and dials Gibbs.
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“Come on Gibbs”, answer your phone, Abby said out loud. She then tried three more times before deciding to call Tony instead.
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4 days later ->
Jeff and Sofia’s funeral:
Elizabeth, Steven and Audrey were at the front of the church greeting those attending when the doors in back opened to a site the 3 couldn’t believe…
“What are they doing here”, Audrey whispered as Gibbs and Mac approached?
“I’m sorry Steven”, Jethro said.
“How”, Steven asked?
“Sarah’s attorney pulled strings; allowing her and Diana to attend”, Gibbs said.
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“Steven Lars”… Sarah said trying to make him fall in line and let her and Diana sit in front!
“No Sarah; that’s not going to work anymore”. “That’s as close as you and Diana are getting”, Steven stated.
“Bastard”, Sarah said under her breath as she and her mother sat down under the watchful eyes of law enforcement officials.
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“My father made a lot of mistakes in his life; some huge ones among them”. “These past months he was trying to rectify some of those huge mistakes”. “He was loved and will be greatly missed”, Steven said.
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“You were one of those mistakes”, Diana spewed from her seat.
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As Elizabeth hugged him; Elizabeth said: “don’t let her win Steven”.
“I know”, Steven whispered. “They’re not worth it”.
“No they’re not”, Audrey said before approaching the podium.
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“Jeff was far from perfect”. “He had flaws; just like his father did”. “And I may not have understood why he did what he did sometimes; especially where Elizabeth was concerned, but I still loved him”. And with that Audrey returned to her seat.
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“Audrey I am truly sorry”. “I failed”. “I never thought I would be the one up here”. “I always thought that Jeff would be burying me; given my profession, but I was wrong”, Gibbs said.
“Oh get real”, Diana spewed.
“I promise you Jeff; I will get justice for you and Sofia”, Gibbs said looking right at Diana and Sarah.
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Port Charles Airport:
“How are they”, Sonny asked?
“Dealing; Audrey was livid about them getting to attend”, Jason said as he watched Elizabeth sleep.
“Take care of them; I’ll call you later”, Sonny said before hanging up.
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“Dad”, Jo Dee said touching his arm; she’d stopped when she saw Sonny?
“It’s okay”, Lane said. “He’s not going to bite”.
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“Mr. Bennett”, Sonny said breaking the silence.
“It’s okay to call me Lane Sonny”, Lane replied.
“Okay”, Sonny said. “Lane I never knew”.
“Let’s talk somewhere more private”, Lane said.
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Port Charles Hotel ->
Room 712:
“Your mother and I falling in love with each other was purely accidental”, Lane said.
“You know about the abuse”, Sonny asked?
“Yeah”. “I had convinced her to leave with you and the girls”, Lane admitted.
“She returned to the apartment to get me”, Sonny said sadly?
“Yes; Deke must have been waiting for her”. “She never showed”. “Two days later I heard about what had happened”. “He’d left a message on my answering machine”, Lane explained.
“He threatened the girls”, Sonny asked?
“Yes, so I took them and left”. “I tried looking for you; but didn’t have any luck”, Lane said.
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“I was hiding from Deke”, Sonny said. “If mom wasn’t home, I didn’t spend time there”. The last time I had been at home, Deke beat the crap out of me.
“Sonny you should know; your mom loved you”, Lane said.
“I know”, Sonny replied.
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Office of Jordan Castle, Attorney at Law:
Conference room; 1 day after funeral ->
As everyone who’s presence had been requested arrived the whispers began; all from the corner where Diana and Sarah sat.
“What is she doing here”, Sarah demanded as Elizabeth and Jason entered? “She’s not related”!
“Miss Webber is here because her presence was requested; just as you and your mother’s were”, Jordan stated.
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“Everyone, if you would take a seat we can get started”, Jordan said.
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Jordan then read them all the legal stuff……
“Jeff Webber was not a conventional man, but he and his wife Sofia were my clients”. “And as such this was how they wanted their wills done”, Jordan stated.
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Everyone was wondering why they were in front of a huge TV……
(Appearing on the screen before them is Jeff and Sofia) (All of this will be in present tense)
Jordan pauses and states: “Just so that everyone here understands; the wills of both Jeff and Sofia are iron-clad and cannot be disputed”.
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Jeff looked around as if he and Sofia were really in the room then started with ->
“My darling little Elizabeth I am so very proud of you”. “I know that I didn’t say that often enough or make sure that you knew that”. “I am also sorry for what we put you through”.
“Steven I am proud of you as well”. “You’ve accomplished what you chose to”. “You gave me the most beautiful grand-children”.
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“Mom I love you”. “I know that some of the things I did had you disappointed in me”. “I’m trying to make up for them now”.
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“Robin; I would like to thank you for being there for Elizabeth”. “You are a good friend”. “I know your history and you should be proud of what you have accomplished”.
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“AJ; I know that you had your own troubles”. “But I would like to thank you for being for Elizabeth”. “You’ve had her back”.
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“Jethro old friend; keep your promise”. “Take care of yourself and our girl”.
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“And now the fun begins”, Jeff says……
“To our children;
Riley, Caitlynn, Cassidy, Aliya and Taylee
We leave you each a million dollars in trust until your 19th birthdays, Sofia states. We both love you all”.
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“To my son Steven; I leave dad’s General Hospital seat on the board”. “Use it wisely”. “I also leave you the remainder of the funds my father left me”. “I love you”.
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“Elizabeth; I don’t have much to give you”. “But I will give you this; your Grandpa Steve’s pocket watch”. “He once told me that you were always fascinated with it; so now it’s yours”.
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“Now on to the remainder of our estates”……
“Our home here in Port Charles, we leave in trust to our younger children”, Jeff says.
“What about me”, Sarah yelled? “What about what Grandpa Steve set aside for me”? “What about Grandma Helene”?
“Sit down and shut up Sarah”, Jeff says from the screen!
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“Diana”. “Seeing as our marriage wasn’t legal; I leave you nothing but what you came into our farce of a marriage with, which was nothing”.
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“You bastard”, Diana spewed.
“People who live in glass houses Diana”, Jeff says from the screen.
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“As for you Sarah; you have gotten all you’re going to get”. “You just assumed that you’d get it all”. “Well you found out different didn’t you”? “I wish you well; I hear though that you are in quite a bit of trouble”. “Good luck with that”, Jeff says.
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Elizabeth smirked; Steven and Audrey joined her.
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Both Diana and Sarah sat there fuming as everyone signed all the paperwork so far.
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“Mother, do something”, Sarah whispered to her mother.
“Like what Sarah”, Diana asked? “I am in handcuffs”.
“Contest it”. “It all rightfully belongs to me”, Sarah said.
“I can’t Sarah; I don’t have anything I can use”. “It’s too late”, Diana said.
“Argh”, Sarah said. “You will all pay”!
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“Shut up Sarah”, Steven said. “Before I help you shut up”!
“Well I never”, Diana said shocked.
“And you never will you witch”, Elizabeth said.
“Just try it Elizabeth”, Sarah warned.
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“Now we need to talk about our children; Riley, Cassidy, Caitlynn, Aliya and Taylee”, Jeff said.
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Everyone looked around the room; wondering just what would happen next….
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“We both have thought long and hard about who we would want raising our kids if something happened; and here is what we came up with”, Jeff says.
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“I don’t have any family; we have always hoped that if something happened that we would be survived by the other”, Sofia said.
“Mom, we know that you would gladly take the children”. “But these are your golden years and I will not repeat what we did with Elizabeth”. “You deserve to have your freedom”, Jeff says.
“Oh please”, Diana said rolling her eyes. “How gallant of you Jeff”!
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All Jason had to do was look Diana in the eye and she shut up.
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Jordan Castle knew that this was about to get ugly. Jeff and Sofia had created this video along with two others. If something had happened to Jeff, he’d been instructed to play the one leaving everything to Sofia. Same went for Sofia.
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“My son; I know that you would willingly take the kids and for that I am grateful to you and Olivia”. “But we can’t ask that of you; you have your own family, and it would make it harder for you and Olivia”, Jeff says.
“Steven’s not fit to parent a goldfish let alone kids”, Sarah sneered.
“Go to hell Sarah”, Steven said coldly.
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Everyone present began to speculate. If, they weren’t asking Audrey or Steven; to be the ones to take the kids then who were they asking?
“I think its funny”, Sarah told her mother. “Those brats are going into foster care, which is what they deserve”. “He He He”!
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“Bobbie; I know that we could have asked you and Roy to raise the kids”. “But you have your own lives as well”. “But thanks for being a good friend”, Jeff says.
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“Gunny; I know you”. “Right this minute; despite everything you’ve got going, you’re figuring out in your head how to take the kids”. “We know that you’d take them in a heartbeat”. “Don’t worry; the kids will be well cared for”, Jeff says.
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“How do you know that; you’re dead”, Sarah said smiling very proud of herself?
Mac turned and said: “Either both of you shut up, or I will remove you”.
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“When we asked our children the question of who they’d want to live with; their answers surprised us”. “But we told them that we would honor their requests”, Jeff says.
“Oh for pity’s sake; just spit it out already you idiot”, Diana said.
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“Elizabeth”, Sofia says. “You can refuse if you wish”. “But the person the kids asked to live with was you”.
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Chapter 41
“Me”, Liz mumbled?
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“Oh that’s hilarious”, Diana said. “That was a good joke”. “Now who gets those brats”?
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“Diana; I suggest you shut your trap”, Jeff said from the screen. “You assumed that Sofia and I were joking; well we weren’t”. “Elizabeth; we couldn’t have picked a better person to raise our children”. “But if you feel that you can’t then Gunny will be asked to take them”.
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Gibbs looked at Elizabeth then said: “It’s up to you”. “But I’ll support you either way”.
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“Oh how touching; makes me want to gag”, Sarah spewed.
“Shut up Sarah”, Steven said from his seat.
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Elizabeth looked at Jason. She didn’t want to say yes if she thought that he wouldn’t agree; because they would be sharing a life soon and he had a say. The look in his eyes told her that he’d be okay with what she decided.
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“Jason and I will take the kids”, Elizabeth said.
“Oh brother; she really is dumber than we thought”, Sarah spat.
“No Sarah; that would be you”, Elizabeth said. “You’ve always thought that you were better than Steven and I; but you know what, you are exactly like your mother”. “And neither of you has any power over me anymore”.
“You’re nothing”, Diana said. “Both you and Steven are nothing”.
“And all you’ll be very soon is a number in an orange jumpsuit”, Steven said.
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After signing the last of the paperwork; Jason and Elizabeth went to get the kids. It would be a lot of work but they both knew that this was what was best for the kids.
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A week later:
She was pissed; as she looked on from her hiding place inside Kelly’s, she vowed to end it today.
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“Hey Elizabeth”, Tammy said as Elizabeth walked in.
“Hey Tammy”, Liz said.
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Elizabeth sat down and started to enjoy her lunch…
“No one move”, Laura said as she walked in and grabbed Elizabeth by the hair.
“Now you die for what happened to my son”, Laura stated.
“What happened to Lucky wasn’t my fault Laura; you know that”, Liz said.
“Yes it was your fault; and now you’ll be dead”, Laura said.
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PCPD:
“Mac”, Taggart said.
“What”, Mac asked?
“Hostage situation at Kelly’s; Laura Spencer is responsible”, Taggart said.
“Oh boy”, Mac said.
“It gets worse”, Taggart said as they were en-route.
“Tell me”, Mac said.
“She’s stated that she’s going to kill Elizabeth; who’s inside Kelly’s”, Taggart said.
“Shxx”, Mac said.
“Yeah”, Taggart said.
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Kelly’s:
“Laura you need to come out now”, Mac said. “Let everyone go”.
“No; they are going to witness Elizabeth paying for her part in Lucky’s death”, Laura said.
“I can’t let you do that Laura”, Mac said. “Elizabeth was not responsible for Lucky’s death”.
“What are you going to do to stop me”, Laura yelled?
“Whatever I have to”, Mac said. “Come out Laura”.
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Jason saw that Mac was distracting Laura. So he would be able to make his move…
Mac saw that Jason had come and was inside. Mac realized that if they waited much longer, Elizabeth would end up dead; so he decided Jason was their best bet.
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Jason waited until Mac could get Laura talking again.
“Laura, explain to me why you believe Elizabeth is responsible for Lucky’s death”, Mac said.
“Because she was the reason they were walking through the park”, Laura said.
“How do you know that”, Mac asked as Jason made his approach?
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As Jason came up behind Laura, Laura answered Mac…
“Elizabeth refused to go home with Lucky”. “She thought she was too good to spend the night with my son”, Laura said right before Jason subdued her.
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“Are you okay”, Jason asked Elizabeth?
“Yeah”. “What will happen to her Mac”, Liz asked?
“She’ll be charged”, Mac said. “She took things too far”.
“Laura Spencer, you are under arrest”, Mac said.
“I will finish what I started”. “You will die”. “Even though your sister failed, I won’t”, Laura vowed.
“You knew”, Jason demanded?
“Hell yes I knew”. “And I want her dead as much as Sarah does”, Laura said. “Enjoy your days while you can Elizabeth because I will see you dead”.
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“Wow”, Liz said.
“Yeah wow”, Jason replied.
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WSB:
basement-
Everyone was so focused on what they were doing that they didn’t see a very angry Abby on the screen.
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“Uh boss”, McGee said pointing at the muted screen.
“Oh boy”, Tony said before the screen was un-muted.
“Damn you Gibbs”. “Don’t you check your phone…”, Abby started with.
“Abby”, Gibbs tried…?
“You piece of road-kill”! “You ugly aardvark”! “You piece of slime”, Abby said.
“WOW”, Caitlin whispered. “She’s really pissed”.
“Abby”, Gibbs tried again?
“Lousy troll”, Abby finished!
“Are you finished”, Jethro asked Abby?
“Men”! “Yes I’m finished”, Abby said.
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After checking his phone and seeing all the missed calls and text messages from Abby he said… “I’m sorry Abby”. “What do you have”?
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“You’re not going to like it”, Abby said.
“It’s okay; I just need to know”, Gibbs said.
“Okay; and I forgive you for not answering your phone”, Abby said.
“Thanks”, Gibbs said.
“What did you find Abby”, Caitlin asked?
“I found one piece of the mother-load”, Abby said.
“Go ahead Abby”, Gibbs said.
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“Okay here’s what I found”, Abby said…
“There was a connection between Elizabeth’s attack almost three years ago and Diana”, Abby said.
“How”, Gibbs asked?
“Money from Diana’s account to the college students involved”, Abby said.
“Wow”, Ziva said. “At the time she wanted her own daughter attacked”.
“And that attack resulted in the death of Lucky Spencer”, Tony said.
“In that moment”, Gibbs’ phone rang…
“Hang on Abby”, he said.
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“Gibbs”
“Gunny”, Mac said.
“Mac what’s wrong”, Jethro asked?
“Laura Spencer took Kelly’s hostage; with Elizabeth inside”, Mac said.
“WHAT”, Gibbs yelled!
“Yeah; Jason and I got to her before she could do what she’d planned”. “But I think you need to be there when she’s questioned”, Mac said.
“I will; and I have some info for you as well”, Gibbs said.
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“Abby finish”, Gibbs said.
“Okay”. “From the connection I found, as well as proof you should be getting now; Diana hired those students from the park”. “Only it wasn’t Lucky that was supposed to die”, Abby said. “It was supposed to be Elizabeth”.
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“What do you have”, Mac asked when Gibbs and Ziva arrived at the police station?
“This”, Jethro said handing Mac the file.
“My god Gunny”, Mac said. “You want to observe”?
“Yeah”, Gibbs said.
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“Mac”, Luke said. “I want to see my wife”.
“You can but Luke; she won’t be leaving with you”, Mac said.
“Why”, Luke asked?
“Because she held Kelly’s hostage and tried to kill Elizabeth Webber”, Mac said.
“Mac she’s sick”. “She doesn’t know what she’s doing”, Luke claimed.
“That is up for a court to decide”, Mac said.
“Mr. Spencer”, Gibbs said. “You should know that my team has found evidence that points to Diane Webber being responsible for the events leading to your son’s murder”.
“How”, Luke demanded?
“I can’t tell you more than I have”, Gibbs stated.
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“Why Laura”, Luke asked entering?
“Because Luke; Elizabeth is the reason our son is dead”, Laura said.
“No she’s not”, Luke said. “Diana Webber is”.
“She’s Elizabeth’s mother; so Elizabeth is still responsible”, Laura said.
“She’s not Elizabeth’s mother”, Luke said.
“What”, Laura said?
“Her mother is Kate Howard”. “And her father is Sonny”, Luke said.
“Oh no”, Laura said.
“Oh yes darling; you tried to kill my old friend’s daughter”, Luke said shaking his head. “I’m beginning to think that you are ill”.
“I am not ill Luke”. “I know what I am doing”, Laura said.
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“Hello Mrs. Spencer”, Thomas Calhoon said entering.
“Who are you”, Laura demanded?
“I am from the Public Defender’s office”, Calhoon explained. “I’m here to represent you”.
“You are not representing me”, Laura said.
“Laura you don’t have a choice; I couldn’t find anyone”, Luke said.
“Find Scott Luke”, Laura demanded!
“I’ve tried”, Luke said. “I can’t find him”.
“Try harder Luke”, Laura yelled!
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“Luke you need to leave”, Mac said entering.
“I’ll be back”, Luke said leaving.
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“What do you have on my client Commissioner”, Calhoon asked?
“15 witnesses to what she did at Kelly’s”, Mac said.
“Did Diana Webber really have something to do with Lucky’s death”, Laura asked?
“Yes she did”, Mac said.
“Why”, Laura asked?
“Hang on Laura”, Mac said walking out.
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“Oh god Gunny”, Mac said.
“I’ll tell her Mac”, Gibbs said.
“Okay”, Mac replied.
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(door opens; Mac and Gibbs enter)
“Mrs. Spencer”, Gibbs said.
“Who are you”, Laura asked?
“This is NCIS Special Agent Gibbs”, Mac said.
“What does the military have to do with me”, Laura asked?
“Mrs. Spencer; I’m investigating who took Elizabeth from her birth parents”. “But I am also helping Mac find out who wants Elizabeth dead”, Gibbs said.
“Oh”, Laura replied with a straight face.
“Why did you try to kill Elizabeth Webber”? “And was what happened at Kelly’s you only attempt”, Gibbs asked?
“Because I believed that Liz was the reason my son was killed”, Laura said.
“And now you don’t”, Gibbs asked?
“Is it true what Luke told me about Diana being involved”, Laura asked?
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“Mrs. Spencer; I advise you not to say anymore”, Calhoon said.
“Mr. Calhoon; Laura Spencer will not be facing a local court”. “The Naval Service will be trying her case”, Gibbs said.
“Why”, Calhoon asked?
“Because, Mr. Calhoon; Elizabeth Webber is a military dependant”. “And we protect our own”, Gibbs said.
“Explain”, Calhoon demanded!
“Elizabeth Webber is the granddaughter of a retired Navy Admiral; and the daughter of a Marine Colonel”, Gibbs said.
“Sonny didn’t serve”, Laura said.
“No; but Jeff Webber did”. “And he named Elizabeth as a dependant”, Gibbs said.
“Mr. Gibbs; need I remind you, that Jeff Webber is not biologically related to Ms. Webber”, Calhoon stated.
“No you don’t; and it’s Special Agent Gibbs”. “Jeff Webber’s name is on Elizabeth’s birth certificate though”.
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“So Mrs. Spencer; what will it be”, Gibbs asked?
“I’ll…………”, Laura started as Jethro’s phone buzzed.
“Hang on”, Gibbs said before leaving the room.
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“Yeah Abby”, Gibbs said.
“Gibbs; I just found a file on what Diana was planning”, Abby said.
“Where”, Gibbs asked?
“On the computer that you brought back from Russia”, Abby said.
“Diana’s plan was that she wanted Elizabeth raped in front of Nik, Lucky and Emily; then she ordered that Elizabeth be killed in front of them”, Abby said.
“Son of a xxxxx”, Gibbs said!
“Lucky Spencer was just collateral damage”, Abby said.
“Good work Abby”. “Keep at it”, Gibbs said before ending the call.
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After Gibbs returned, Laura said:
“I’ll tell you everything”.
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No Name:
“Sonny”, Luke said walking in?
“Save it Luke”. “Your wife tried to kill my daughter”, Sonny said.
“Sonny she’s sick”, Luke claimed.
“Yeah, and I’m a monkey”, Sonny said. “Your wife’s as sane as Elizabeth is”. “Don’t try anything Luke”.
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WSB:
“I can’t believe Diana would do that”, Ziva said.
“She wanted her gone”, Caitlin said.
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PCPD:
Laura had indeed told Gibbs everything. She and Sarah had plotted and planned to kill Elizabeth together. Laura had wanted revenge; and Sarah had fed that need.
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Now he would make sure that Sarah paid for what she did.
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WSB:
sometime later-
“So Diana”, Gibbs asked?
“What”, Diana demanded?
“What was your plan”, Gibbs questioned?
“Gibbs; stop talking in riddles”, Diana demanded.
“How long have you been planning to kill Elizabeth”, Gibbs asked?
Diana knew by now that she didn’t have a way out; so…
“Since we left her with Steve and Audrey”, Diana admitted.
“Why”, Gibbs asked?
“The money, of course”. “It all belonged to Sarah; not that brat”, Diana said.
“Wow”! “You are delusional Diana”. “Your daughter is not entitled to everything in the world”, Gibbs said.
“Go to hxxx”, Diana said.
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Chapter 42
“Was Lucky Spencer dying a part of your plan”, Gibbs asked?
“No”, Diana said. “But his dying served a purpose when those idiots failed”.
“What purpose was that Diana”, Gibbs asked?
“It hurt Elizabeth”, Diana said with a smile.
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Jason and Elizabeth’s home:
“We have some new info”, Gibbs told Jason and Elizabeth.
“What”, Elizabeth asked?
“First; Laura was working with Sarah”. “They both wanted you dead”, Gibbs said.
“My god”, Liz commented.
“Yeah”, Jethro said. “But there’s more”.
“Shoot”, Elizabeth said.
“Those students weren’t supposed to kill Lucky that night”, Gibbs said.
“So Lucky wasn’t supposed to die”, Elizabeth asked?
“No; but his death had a purpose where Diana was concerned”, Leroy said.
“What”, Jason asked?
“It hurt you Elizabeth”, Gibbs said.
“My god; that woman is insane”, Liz said.
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“I want to see her”, Elizabeth said.
“Who”, both Jason and Gibbs asked?
“Diana”, Elizabeth answered.
“No”, Gibbs said.
“Uncle Leroy; it will be okay”. “Nothing she says can hurt me anymore”, Liz said.
“Jason”, Jethro said?
“I have to be in there with you”, Jason told Elizabeth.
“Okay”, Elizabeth replied.
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“Alright, but you are not to be alone in the room with her”, Gibbs said.
“Fine”. “When”, Elizabeth asked?
“Tomorrow”, Gibbs said.
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WSB:
Diana had to wonder what that idiot wanted now.
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“Hello Diana”, Elizabeth said walking in with Gibbs and Jason.
“What do you want”, Diana demanded?
“You planned and hired the men who attacked me and my friends that night in the park”. “How did you know that’s where we’d be”, Elizabeth asked?
“Why do you want to know; it won’t change what happened”, Diana spat?
“Just tell me”, Elizabeth said.
“You want to know how I knew where you’d be that night”, Diana asked? “Well I knew because Nik Cassadine told me”.
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“Why would Nik tell you anything”, Elizabeth asked confused? “Why would he help you”?
“You are such a clueless nothing”. “He helped me because he wanted you”. “He felt that you wouldn’t come to him unless you’d been hurt”. “And he knew Lucky wouldn’t step up”, Diana said.
“My god”, Elizabeth said.
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“Get her out of here Jason”, Gibbs said.
“DiNozzo; go pick up Cassadine”, Gibbs ordered!
“Yeah boss”, Tony said.
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Windermere:
“Emily and Nik were enjoying a quiet afternoon when Alfred announced: Master Nikolas; Special Agent DiNozzo is here to see you”.
“Send him in”, Nik said.
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“What can I do for you Agent DiNozzo”, Nik asked?
“Agent Gibbs needs to ask you some questions”, Tony said.
“Okay; when”, Nik asked?
“Now; I need you to come with me”, Tony said.
“I’m coming with you”, Emily said.
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WSB:
Alexis walked into the building and was taken to Agent Gibbs.
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“Alexis what are you doing here”, Nik asked when he and Emily arrived?
“I called her”, Robert said. “I thought you might want her here”.
“Oh”, Nik said.
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“Let’s get started”, Gibbs said.
“What did you want to know”, Nik asked?
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Emily was watching and listening from the next room…
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“I want to know why you’ve been lying to Elizabeth for the last 4 years”, Gibbs said.
“What are you talking about”, Nik asked?
“You heard me”, Gibbs said.
“What going on Agent Gibbs”, Alexis asked?
“This is about the fact that your nephew has known about the threat to Elizabeth”, Gibbs said.
“That’s not true”, Alexis said looking at Nik. “Tell Him Nik”.
Nik didn’t answer.
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“Oh god”, Emily whispered.
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“Maybe you’ll be willing to answer this one”. “How long have you known Diana Webber”, Gibbs asked?
“He doesn’t know her”, Alexis said again looking at her nephew. “Tell him”.
Again Nik didn’t answer.
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“Oh boy”, Emily said. “Nik what did you do”?
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“I already have proof; but I’ll ask anyway”…
“Why did you want Elizabeth raped that night in the park”? “Why did you want her damaged like that”, Gibbs asked?
“Oh, god Nikolas”. “Why would you want to hurt your friend”, Alexis asked?
Nik again didn’t answer.
“How much would you want to bet that I find out that you’re working with your mother and Sarah Webber”? “Figured that if you couldn’t drive her into your arms; you’d kill her”, Gibbs said?
“Oh Nikolas”, Emily whispered.
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“Mr. Cassadine; you’d best talk”. “I’m prepared to charge you as an accessory”, Gibbs said. “Talking now would go a long way towards possibly reducing your sentence”.
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Huffing, Nik said: “fine I’ll answer your questions”.
“How long have you known Diana Webber”, Gibbs asked?
“Since a year before the park”, Nik said.
“Why did she contact you”, Gibbs asked?
“She wanted me to help her”, Nik said. “She wanted Elizabeth dead; but I didn’t”.
“You just wanted her hurt and scared enough that she’d turn to you”. “What then”, Gibbs asked?
“I would have taken her and disappeared”, Nik said.
“Oh boy”, Alexis muttered.
“That son of a bitch”, Emily whispered.
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“So what was Lucky”, Gibbs asked?
“A means to an end”, Nik said. “It had to be that way”.
“Your mother didn’t know”, Gibbs asked?
“She couldn’t know”. “It would have ruined my plan”, Nik said.
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“Let’s move on”. “Were you a part of your mother’s plan”, Gibbs asked?
“No”, Nik said. “I didn’t know she was involved”.
“And Sarah; you were her partner”, Gibbs asked?
“Yes; I was”, Nik said.
“So you wanted your friend dead”, Gibbs said?
“I knew that she would never leave Jason; so yes she had to die”, Nik said.
“Why”, Jethro demanded?
“She needed to be punished for not turning to me after the park”, Nik answered.
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“Thanks for coming down”, Jethro said.
“You said it was important”, Elizabeth said. “What is it about”?
“Nik knew”, Jethro said.
“Knew what”, Elizabeth asked?
“About the attack in the park”, Gibbs said.
“What”, Elizabeth said?
“Yeah”. “Also; he’s been working with Sarah”, Gibbs said.
“I want to see him”, Elizabeth said.
“Okay”, Gibbs said.
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“You’re sister’s here Jason”, Gibbs said.
“Where”, Jason asked?
“Observation room”, Gibbs answered. “You can go in”.
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“Alexis”, Nik started…
“Don’t Alexis me”, she replied. “I can’t represent you”. “And I won’t”. “What you did was unacceptable”.
“Why; it what we Cassadines do”, Nik reasoned.
“WOW; well Helena will be proud of you”. “I’d watch out for Luke though”, Alexis said.
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After Elizabeth walked in she walked up to Nik and punched him in the face.
“I think you broke my nose”, Nik muttered.
“Good”. “It’s no more that you deserve”, Elizabeth said. “You’re a monster; just like your father Stavros”.
“I’m not a monster”, Nik declared.
“Why”, Elizabeth demanded.
“Because you’re mine”, Nik said.
“And what about Lucky”, Elizabeth demanded?
“He was a game piece that was in my way”, Nik admitted.
“What about Emily”, Liz asked?
“Same thing”. “She was a puzzle piece that completed the puzzle”, Nik answered.
“What puzzle”, Elizabeth wanted to know?
“You and me; married”, Nik said.
“I never would have married you”, Elizabeth stated.
“You wouldn’t have been given a choice”, Nik stated.
“Like your mother”, Elizabeth replied.
“Yes, just”, Nik answered.
“You bastard”, Elizabeth spat!
“Name calling is so beneath you Elizabeth”, Nik scolded.
“So what would you have done after you’d forced me to marry you”, Elizabeth demanded?
“I would have taken you and vanished”, Nik said.
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With that statement Elizabeth backed up a few steps.
“And now”, Elizabeth asked shaking?
“I will have you in the end”, Nik declared.
“What about my grandmother, my mom and dad, Steven, all my friends, Jason and Agent Gibbs”, Elizabeth asked?
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Jason walked in with Gibbs behind him. Emily was headed back to Spoon Island with guards to pack up her belongings.
“You okay”, Jason whispered in her ear?
“Yeah”, Elizabeth said shaking a little.
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“Answer the lady”, Gibbs said once he sat down?
“They’ll be eliminated”, Nik stated coldly, as they will not stop looking for you; and I won’t have that”.
“You really are a monster”. “And you can go to hell”, Elizabeth said.
“Mr. Morgan; will you and Elizabeth join me in the hall for a moment”, Gibbs asked?
Both Jason and Elizabeth followed him out…
“Normally I would not suggest this; but after what I was told about that family, I’m going too”…
“Elizabeth will never be safe as long as that young man s alive. Jason let me know when your men will be here; I’ll look the other way”, Gibbs said.
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“They’ll be here after midnight”, Jason said moments after ending a phone call.
“Good”, Gibbs said. “Nothing to worry about Lizzie bug”.
“I know”, Elizabeth said. “We’re going to have to tell Luke as well as Laura about Nik”.
“We’ll all do that”, Gibbs said.
“Thanks Uncle Leroy”, Elizabeth said.
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-> midnight:
“Hello Cassadine”, Jason said as Francis gagged Nik. “You’re going to be my guest for a while”…
Nik tried to fight but failed. He vowed revenge. Liz would be punished as well for her insolence and betrayal.
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Greystone:
“Where is he”, Luke asked walking in? Gibbs had played the video for him and Laura. Laura couldn’t accept that Nik killed Lucky because he was in the way. She again believed that Elizabeth was responsible; and now she felt that she was responsible for her other son’s downward spiral.
“He’s at a safe house until Jason decides what to do with him”, Sonny said.
“I want to see him”, Luke said.
“Of course”, Jason said. How’d Laura take the news?
“Not well; she’s blaming Elizabeth again”. “And as she sees it now; Liz is to blame for what’s happening to her other son”, Luke said.
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Safe house:
“I will kill you Morgan”, Nik said when he saw Jason.
“No you won’t”, Jason stated. “I brought you a visitor”.
“Who”, Nik demanded?
“Me”, Luke said before he punched him. “So you wanted my son dead”?
“He was in the way of me getting what was mine”, Nik reasoned.
“He was your brother”, Luke yelled!
“So”, Nik replied?
“I hope Morgan kills you slowly and painfully”, Luke said.
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2 days later:
“How are you holding up”, Sonny asked his daughter?
“I don’t know how to feel”, Liz said. “Welcome Mr. Bennett”.
“Thank you”. “This is Peyton, Rory, and JoDee”, Lane said.
“Nice to meet you”, Elizabeth said. “Welcome to our home”.
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Elizabeth heard the kids and wanted to get them settled…
“If you’ll excuse me for a moment”, Liz said before leaving the room.
“She’s beautiful”, Rory told her brother.
“Yes she is”, Sonny said. “She is my smart, beautiful, sunny and strong daughter”.
“Have they found those responsible for what happened”, Lane asked?
“All but two”, Sonny said. “When they do it will all finally be over”.
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Sonny and Lane left to allow the girls time to bond.
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“So you recently found out that Sonny is your dad”, JoDee asked?
“Yeah; but I already knew him, and we were really close”, Elizabeth said.
“And to have Kate Howard for a mom has to have its perks”, Peyton said.
“I love my mom”, Liz said.
“And a hunky fiancée to boot”, Rory said with a giggle.
“Oh boy”, Elizabeth said with a smile.
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WBS:
“Boss; Abby’s on screen”, Tim said.
“What do you have Abby”, Jethro asked?
“Sarah Webber is not Jeff Webber’s daughter”, Abby said.
“We know Abby”, Tony said.
“But I know who is”, Abby said.
“Who is”, Caitlin asked?
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Just then alarms went off…………
“What’s wrong”, Gibbs asked when they got upstairs?
“Sarah Webber escaped”, Robert said.
“How damn it”, Gibbs yelled? “Find Elizabeth now”!
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hours later ->
unknown location:
“They will pay for this”, Sarah vowed.
“Laura Webber’s in jail; and she failed”. “Elizabeth will die”. “And those brats will be too…”
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Safe house:
Jason had just spent the better part of the day torturing Nik. He was still alive; but just barely.
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“Wakey Wakey Nik,” Jason said dumping ice water on the other man.
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“That’s what happens to those who hurt Elizabeth”, he told Nik. “Understand”?
Nik didn’t answer.
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“Where could Nik be”, Sarah wondered? She missed him…
Yes; she was married. Yes she loved Dylan; but she wasn’t in love with him. He was her way to rise in social standing. But Nikolas was better in bed. Yummy she thought…
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It had gotten around town about what Diana had done. And they were talking amongst themselves …
“Sonny”, Kate said?
“Yeah”, Sonny replied?
“Diana’s a monster”. “I can’t believe that she planned that”, Kate said.
“I can”, Sonny said. “That woman is as sane as they come”. “She wanted to make sure that Sarah got what she wanted and to hell with anyone that got in their way”.
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“My god that woman”, Steven said. “She’s a real piece of work”.
“And that she thought she’d get away with it”, Olivia said.
“Oh yeah”. “I think she figured that there’d be no one around who could talk”. “But she didn’t count on Gibbs”, Steven said.
Audrey was furious. And all she could think was: thank god they’d left Elizabeth with her and Steve. If they hadn’t; Elizabeth wouldn’t be here.
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Mike wanted Diana dead. But he knew that if he did; his granddaughter wouldn’t get justice for what was done to her and her parents.
He’d let Sonny and Jason handle it.
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“So”, Alexis said. “How are you handling everything honey”?
“I’m overjoyed at finding my daughter”. “But I’m shocked to find out that she’s related to Elizabeth”, Mac said.
“Yeah I’m shocked about that as well”, Alexis said.
“And about Diana and Sarah; I can’t believe that Diana’s never been caught”. “As for Sarah; she’s her mother’s daughter”, Mac said.
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“I can’t believe Sarah”, Robin said. “That she would first go after Liz; then kill Jeff and Sofia”.
“She’s capable”. “Her mother obviously taught her well”, Patrick said.
“Did you hear about that fact that she wanted the kids dead too”, Robin said?
“Yeah; Sarah is evil”, Patrick commented.
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“Robert; where could Sarah be hiding”, Anna asked?
“Anywhere”, Robert said.
“She’ll try to go after Elizabeth again; won’t she”, Anna said?
“I think she will”, Robert replied.
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He had heard on the international wire that his wife had been arrested for murder. He had also heard that she was wanted for several counts of attempted murder. She was in a lot of trouble. He would not be able to get her out it.
He knew that she was having an affair. She’d had several over the years. Once he found her; he was giving her the divorce papers he’d had drawn up. He was done.
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“Mommy”, Lindsay asked?
“Yes honey”, Karen answered?
“Is Miss Elizabeth safe now”, Lindsay asked her mommy?
“I don’t know honey”, Karen said. Then she looked at her husband with a look that said: “what do we tell her”?
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“What will they do with Diana”, Lucy asked Kevin?
“She’ll be spending a lot of time in prison”. “Same with Sarah”, Kevin said.
“Hopefully after that Elizabeth will have peace”, Lucy said.
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“Jax; how bad is it”, Chloe asked?
“Its bad honey”, Jax said. “Both Diana and Sarah want Elizabeth dead”. “And now Laura wants her dead as well”.
“Laura too”, Chloe asked?
“Yeah”, Jax said.
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“We need to help Jason protect Elizabeth”, Edward said.
“Yes we do”, Lila replied.
“We’ll make sure Jason knows we’re here”, Monica said.
“I think he knows”, Alan replied.
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Next day ->
General Hospital:
Elizabeth was at GH for a checkup after all that had happened. Everyone was worried about her; they all loved her very much.
“Piph”, Elizabeth said?
“He Elizabeth”, Piph said. “Are you here to see Monica”?
“Yeah; she wants to check me out”, Elizabeth said.
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Francis spotted Sarah across the room aiming a gun at Elizabeth. And lucky for him, Marco had texted him that Mac was in the building. So Francis sent out a 911 to Mac.
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Mac quietly sidled up behind Sarah and then nodding at Francis; he knocked the gun out of Sarah’s hand.
“Sarah Webber-McKay, you are under arrest”, Mac said.
“NO”, Sarah shouted as she struggled with Mac. Then she looked at Elizabeth and said: “why won’t you die”!
“Why do you want me dead so bad”, Elizabeth asked?
“Because you’re in the way of me getting what’s legally mine”, Sarah spat.
“And what’s yours”, Elizabeth asked?
“The Hardy, March and Webber money”, Sarah stated.
“Wow Sarah”. “You really are a selfish person; and you are in for a very big surprise”. “As you know from Jeff’s will reading; you don’t get anything”, Elizabeth said.
“And as for the rest; I’ll let grandpa Steve’s and Helene’s lawyers tell you about that”.
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“Where are the kids”, AJ asked coming in?
“Asleep”, McKenzie replied?
“Okay”, AJ said. “Everyone’s worried”.
“Yeah I know”. “This isn’t over”, McKenzie said.
“No it isn’t”, AJ said.
“What happens if they’re not convicted”, McKenzie asked?
“You don’t want to know”, AJ said knowing that if that happened; Jason and Sonny would end them.
“Oh”, McKenzie said getting what he wasn’t saying.
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“Roy”, Bobbie said?
“Yeah”, Roy replied?
“I’ve known Laura since before she and Luke married”. “But I don’t know what’s gotten into her”. “She knows that Elizabeth isn’t to blame for what happened to Lucky”, Bobbie said. “Neither is she to blame for what Nik did”. “Both Laura and Nik were the only ones to blame for their behavior”.
“You know that; and I know that”, Roy said.
“And unfortunately Luke is enabling them both”, Bobbie said.
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Laura was furious. Diana would pay for what she’d done. And her daughter would pay as well.
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And two minutes later Laura saw Agents leading Sarah in.
“Get in there”, Ziva said shoving Sarah into the cell next to Laura’s. “Have a nice night”, Ziva said before walking away.
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“Hello Sarah”, Laura said. “You can’t do anything right can you”?
“Oh shut up”, Sarah said before Laura grabbed her by the hair.
Laura started pulling he head back against the bars as she said: “you and your mother will pay for what you did”.
“What did my mother and I do”? “All I did was try to get rid of that brat”, Sarah said.
“You and your mother killed my son”, Laura scratching Sarah’s face.
“I didn’t do anything to Lucky”, Sarah said. “Now as for Lucky; that’s another story”.
“What about Nikolas”, Laura said?
“Wouldn’t you like to know”, Sarah said.
“You bitch”, Laura said as she pulled Sarah face first into the bars; breaking her nose.
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One of the WBS guards mistakenly moved Laura into a cell with Diana. And that was what Laura wanted.
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And unfortunately for Diana; Laura was a mother who’d lost her child. And Laura beat the crap out of Diana. And Georgia was enjoying the show.
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“What do you want”, Gibbs asked?
“I want to talk to Elizabeth and Jason”, Laura said.
“That’s up to them”, Gibbs said.
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Sonny was on the elevator at the WBS. Laura had asked to see Jason and Elizabeth. Sonny was going in their place.
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Interrogation Room:
“You have a visitor”, Tony told Laura.
Laura hoped that it was Elizabeth.
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“Hello Laura”, Sonny said.
Laura gave him an irritated look.
“Not who you were expecting Laura”, Sonny said. “After what you’ve done; I don’t want my daughter in the same room with you”.
“Oh Sonny; you’re being over dramatic”, Laura said.
“No Laura, just cautious”. “You tried to kill my daughter”, Sonny said.
“What about Jason”? “Is he too much of a coward to face the mother of the son whose girlfriend he stole”, Laura accused?
“No; it’s just that he knew that if he came to see you, he would kill you”, Sonny said.
“I wanted to talk to her and Jason”, Laura said.
“Why; you wanted her dead; and I have a feeling that you tried to have Jason killed as well”. “You are blaming them for something that they had no control over”, Sonny said.
“Being dramatic again”, Laura said.
“And then after finding out what your Nikolas did; you blame her again”. “Elizabeth didn’t make Nik do what he did. Nik chose to do what he did all on his own”, Sonny said.
“Well she did refuse his advances”, Laura said with a smile.
“She didn’t have feelings like that for Nik and you know that Laura”, Sonny said. “Talk to me; and I’ll take the message to Jason and Elizabeth”.
“Well Sonny; your whore of a daughter could have given him a chance”, Laura sneered.
Sonny grabbed Laura by the throat as Luke walked in and said: “you call my daughter a whore again and I’ll snap your neck”!
“Sonny”, Luke shouted!
“No Luke”. “You need to get her in line; or I will”, Sonny said.
Laura looked at Sonny; and was about to say something when Sonny said: “I mean it Laura”. “I won’t hesitate”.
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cells:
Diana and Georgia were throwing barbs at each other.
“Well Sarah isn’t Jeff’s daughter; and he’s fallen for it all these years”. She didn’t realize what she’d said until it was too late…
“Sarah”, Diana said. “Let me explain”.
But Sarah ignored her.
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“What do you want”, Gibbs demanded?
“I would like to see Steven”, Sarah said.
“We’ll see if he wants to see you”, Gibbs said.
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“What do you want Sarah”? “I don’t have anything to say to you”. “I want to see you fry”, Steven said entering the room.
“Yeah”, Sarah said. “Is it true”?
“Is what true”, Steven said?
“That I’m not our father’s daughter”, Sarah asked?
“I wouldn’t know and I don’t care”, Steven said.
“Oh you just have a huge heart”, Sarah sneered.
“Kiss my ass”, Steven said. “Goodbye Sarah”.
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Unknown location:
“Damn it”, Darnell said. “Are they all idiots”? “They must be”.
“We’re all going to end up dead or in prison”, he said out loud.
“Ramirez is going to have to die; he knows too much”.
“And now NCIS is involved; it just doesn’t end”.
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Damn it, Scully said. No one knows how to do anything. We’re going to have to silence a few people.
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Dallas:
TX rangers had gotten a tip that Joe Scully Jr. was inside that motel room.
Let’s go get him, a ranger said.
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10 minutes later rangers exited with Scully Jr. in handcuffs.
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next day:
WSB->
“What do you want now Laura”, Gibbs demanded?
“I want to see Elizabeth and Jason damn it”, Laura said.
“Well we don’t always get what we want”, Gibbs said.
“What does that mean”, Laura asked?
“Elizabeth has declined to see you”, Gibbs said.
“Then I want to see my son Nik”, Laura demanded.
“Not possible”, Gibbs said.
“Why not”, Laura questioned?
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Gibbs then walked around the table and whispered in her ear: “Jason is dealing with Nik”. “Maybe you’ll be next”.
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Interrogation room 2:
“Hello Sarah”, Sonny said as he and Kate entered the room.
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“What; nothing to say”, Kate asked?
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“Well; then you can listen”, Sonny said.
“I’m going to make sure that you pay for trying to kill my daughter”, Kate said.
Sonny leaned down and whispered in her ear: “You will pay for every attempt on my daughter’s life”. “I am going to make sure that you go to prison; then once there, I am going to make your life a living hell”.
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Fairbanks, Alaska:
Darnell thought that he was safe; but he was wrong.
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“Mr. Darnell Watson aka Deke Mattinson; you are under arrest”, a Federal agent said.
He hadn’t been Deke in years. After Adela he’d disappeared and started over.
“Where are we going”, Deke asked as he was led back into the terminal?
“We are on the next flight out”, the agent said.
“Flight to where”, Deke asked?
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“Port Charles, New York”; the agent said.
“What’s in New York”, he asked playing dumb?
“You facing your victims”, the agent said.
“Who would that be”, Deke asked again playing dumb?
“Michael Corbin Jr., Connie Falconeri, and their daughter Elizabeth Webber”, the agent said.
“Oh hell”, Deke thought.
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WSB:
“Boss”, Tony said?
“What”, Gibbs said?
“Agents just picked up Deke”, Tony said.
“I’ll be damned”, Gibbs said. “Where was he”?
“Fairbanks, Alaska”, Tony said. “They’re bringing him back”.
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Greystone:
“Sonny”, Gibbs said as Max let them in?
“Gibbs; Robert”, Sonny said as Kate walked into the room.
“We have news”, Gibbs said as he and Robert sat down.
“Okay, shoot”, Sonny said.
“We have Deke”, Jethro said.
“And with those words”, Kate cried.
“Thanks”, Sonny said.
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WSB:
Taggart walked in and sat down. “Hello Joey”, Marcus said.
“Who are you”, Joe Jr. asked?
“I’m here to ask you some questions”, Taggart said.
“Like what”, Joe asked?
“Where is your father”, Taggart asked?
“Why do you want to know”, Joe asked?
“Just answer the question Joey”, Taggart said.
“I don’t know”, Joey said.
“Why don’t I believe you”, Taggart asked?
“I don’t know where he is”, Joey said again.
“If you don’t co-operate then I guess you’ll be charged as an accomplice”, Taggart said.
“I already told you that I don’t know where my father is”, Joey said.
“Too bad”, Taggart said before getting to his feet and walking out.
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“What do you think”, Taggart asked?
“That he knows where his father is; but has no plans to rat him out”, Gibbs said.
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Miami:
Joe Scully was on the run. He had no intention of being caught. He’d heard about Joe Jr. and Deke being arrested.
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As he was about to walk out into the hot Miami sun…
“Jose Ramirez aka Joe Scully; you are under arrest”, Agents said.
“Damn it”, Joe said as he was being placed in handcuffs.
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WSB:
“Gibbs”, Ziva said?
“Yeah”, Jethro asked?
“Scully’s been arrested in Miami”. “He’s on his way here”, Ziva said.
“I’ll be damned”, Gibbs said.
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“Agent Gibbs”, Jason said from the doorway?
“Jason”, Gibbs said. “Is something wrong with Elizabeth”?
“No”. “I’d like to talk to Sarah”, Jason said.
“Okay”, Gibbs said. “McGee please go and get Sarah”.
“Right away boss”, McGee said.
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“Hello Sarah”, Jason said.
“What do you want”, Sarah demanded?
“Answers”, Jason said.
“To what”, Sarah asked?
“Some questions that I have”, Jason said.
“Why should I”, Sarah asked?
“That’s entirely up to you”, Jason answered.
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“Fine”, Sarah said.
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“When did you start planning to kill Elizabeth”, Jason asked?
“Since my grandfather Everett Holden died”, Sarah answered.
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“Holy shit”, Gibbs said from observation.
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“Why”, Jason asked?
“Because my grandfather Everett Holden; left Elizabeth, Steven and I money”, Sarah said.
“But why only Elizabeth; why not Steven as well”, Jason asked?
“Because my grandfather left Elizabeth all but 20 million dollars of his estate; 10 million each went to Steven and me”, Sarah stated.
“That still doesn’t answer my question”, Jason said.
“I wanted what he left to Lizzie; I deserve it”. “Steven can keep his 10 million”. “I want what Elizabeth gets next year”, Sarah said.
“Why doesn’t anyone else know about this”, Jason demanded?
“My mother’s parents are divorced”. “When my grandfather died; I made sure that no one else knew about the will”, Sarah said. “And no one will stop me from getting that money”.
“I’m afraid not Sarah”, Jason said. “I’m only one of many who are going to make sure you never hurt Elizabeth again”.
“How are you going to accomplish that Jason”, Sarah demanded?
“He walked around the table and whispered: because; I’ve emptied out all your accounts”. “And I’ve hacked into you cell phone records”. “All the men you’ve hired are dead”. “As you will be soon”, Jason said.
When he finished; Sarah started to shake.
“Goodbye Sarah”, Jason said then walked out the door.
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“What do you think he said”, Ziva asked?
“I don’t want to know”, Gibbs answered. “None of us will”.
“Oh”, Ziva replied understanding.
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“I need you to find me everything you can on an Everett Holden”, Jason told Spinelli. “Also find his attorney and bring him here”.
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“I found the attorney Jason”, Spinelli said. “Men are bringing him here”. “Also Sarah was having him watched; the man has been taken care of”.
“Good”, Jason replied.
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“Deke’s here”, Tony told Gibbs.
“Good; call Corinthos”. “He has a right to watch”, Gibbs said.
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“Hello Mr. Mattinson”, Gibbs said.
“Who the hell are you”, Deke demanded?
“I’m your worst nightmare”, Gibbs said.
“What do you want”, Deke demanded?
“To ask you a few questions”, Gibbs said.
“About what”, Deke questioned?
“Michael Corbin Jr”, Gibbs said.
“What about that little bastard”, Deke asked?
“I want to know why you helped take his daughter from him”, Gibbs asked?
“Because Michael isn’t and wasn’t worth it”. “And I wanted to punish him for his mouth”, Deke said.
“What did his daughter ever do to you”, Gibbs demanded?
“Nothing, all she was; was a means to an end”, Deke said.
“So; Diana was supposed to take her, and that was that”, Gibbs questioned?
Deke knew that he would not be getting out of this. But he had decided on the flight here that he was going to take Joe, Joe Jr., Diana, Georgia and one other person with him.
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“No; that wasn’t what we planned”, Deke said.
“We”, Gibbs asked?
“I wasn’t in this alone”, Deke said.
“Tell me”, Gibbs demanded.
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“Who could he be talking about other than Joe and Diana”, Kate asked?
“I don’t know”. “But it looks like we’re about to find out”, Sonny said.
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“My partners were: Joe Scully, Diana Webber, Joe Scully Jr, Georgia Hansen, and Anthony Falconeri”, Deke said.
“Oh my god”, Kate cried. “Why”?
“I’m not sure”, Sonny said holding her.
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“What were Mr. Falconeri’s motives”, Gibbs asked?
“He despised his daughter”, Deke said.
“Why”, Gibbs asked?
“Because she was a girl”. “He only wanted a son”, Deke said.
“What about Georgia”, Gibbs asked?
“She hated Adela and the fact that Sonny was Adela’s; and not hers”, Deke said.
“What about Joe”, Gibbs asked?
“Joe wanted Sonny under his thumb and Connie in his bed”, Deke said.
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This guy was a real piece of work, Gibbs thought.
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“And what about Diana”, Gibbs asked?
“I knew all of her dirty deeds”. “I had enough on her to force her to help me”, Deke said.
“Like what”, Gibbs asked?
“Murders”. “And that her daughter Sarah isn’t Jeff Webber’s”, Deke said.
“Whose is she”, Gibbs asked?
“She’s my daughter”, Deke said.
“What was she supposed to do with Elizabeth”, Gibbs asked?
“Kill her; we didn’t care how, but she was supposed to be dead”, Deke said.
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“Oh my god”, Kate whispered.
“We’ll nail him”, Sonny said softly.
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“Did you murder Adela Corbin”, Gibbs asked?
“What if I did”? “It’s not more than she deserved”, Deke said. “The woman was a whore”.
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“I’ll kill him”, Sonny whispered.
“Not right now you won’t”, Kate said.
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“Why do you say that”, Gibbs asked?
“Because the whore couldn’t keep her legs closed”. “She had someone else’s bastard”, Deke said.
“How do you know”, Gibbs inquired?
“Because I was having her watched”, Deke said.
“Why not just divorce her”, Gibbs asked?
“I would not have allowed her to leave”, Deke said. “But Adela never learned”.
“What do you mean”, Gibbs asked?
“I wanted her long before she married Mike”. “She always had a wandering eye”, Deke said.
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Just then Ziva enters with a printout.
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“Where are Adela Corinthos’ remains”, Gibbs asked knowing that Sonny was listening?
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“What the hell”, Sonny muttered?
“I don’t know Sonny”, Kate said.
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“Where no one will find her”, Deke said.
“She’s not dead is she”, Gibbs asked?
“No”, Deke said. “She’s mine”!
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Gibbs stood up and walked out. “Wait”, he told Sonny and Kate as they followed.
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“Todd; dig up everything you can on Deke”. “Including everywhere he has been since he was born”, Gibbs ordered.
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“What the hell was that”, Sonny demanded?
“Your father gave us his permission to exhume your mother’s grave”. “He came to me with some suspicions”. “The body in your mother’s grave is not her”, Gibbs said.
“Oh god”, Sonny said. “What about all the blood they found”?
“It wasn’t hers”, Gibbs said.
“You think she’s alive”, Kate asked?
“I do; now to find her”, Gibbs said. “I want to talk to Taggart”.
“Okay”, Sonny said.
“Sonny; there’s more”, Gibbs said.
“What”, Sonny asked?
“We found hospital records stating that your mother had a child before you were born”, Gibbs said.
“What”, Sonny said.
“The records state that your mom was single at the time”, Gibbs said.
“Where is he or she”, Sonny asked?
“We’re not sure where he is”. “I’m going to try and get that out of Deke next”, Gibbs said.
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“Deke did you know about Adela’s fist child”, Gibbs asked?
“Yes I did”. “I got rid of him”, Deke said.
“What do you mean”, Gibbs asked?
“I sold him”, Deke said.
“To whom”, Gibbs demanded?
“To a couple who wanted him”, Deke said.
“Why”, Gibbs asked?
“Because Adela wasn’t supposed to have anyone’s children but mine”, Deke stated.
“What about Sonny and the triplets”, Gibbs asked?
“I tried to get rid of Sonny; but he just wouldn’t die”, Deke said. “As for the other 3; I couldn’t deal with them”.
“Why not”, Gibbs asked?
“Because of whom their great grandfather was”, Deke said.
“And who would that be”, Gibbs asked?
“Admiral John S. McCain Sr.”, Deke said.
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Gibbs thought: “holy shit”! Everyone in the military knew who Admiral McCain was.
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“Where is Adela’s first born”, Gibbs asked?
“Fine”. “He’s in London”, Deke said.
“What’s his name”, Gibbs asked?
“Dylan Wakefield”, Deke said.
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“Is Anthony Falconeri alive”, Gibbs asked?
“Yes”, Deke said.
“Where is he”, Gibbs asked?
“Right this minute I don’t know”. “But for the last 20 years; he’s been living in Australia”, Deke said.
“Take him to his cell”, Gibbs told the guard.
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“Who is Admiral John McCain”, Kate asked?
“A very important man in our US Naval history”, Gibbs said.
“I can’t believe my father has been alive this whole time; and was involved in all of this”, Kate said.
“We’ll find him Ms. Howard”, Gibbs said.
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“Now; do you want to see Joe”, Gibbs asked?
“Yes”, Sonny and Kate said.
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Sonny and Kate waited in the room while Gibbs brought Joe in.
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“What is this about”, Joe demanded as he was brought in?
“I have someone who wants to see you”, Gibbs said.
“Who would that be”, Joe asked?
“That would be me”, Sonny said as he and Kate came into view.
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“What Joe”? “Got nothing to say”, Kate asked?
“What do you want”, Joe spat?
“Answers”. “And to see you in prison for life”, Sonny said.
“Ain’t going to happen Corinthos”, Joe sneered.
“Yes it will”. “And if it doesn’t; well then I’ll make it happen”, Sonny said.
“Why”, Kate demanded?
“Because you’re mine”. “And you needed to be punished for having a kid with him”, Joe stated.
“I was never yours”, Kate said then walked out.
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PCPD:
“Mac”, Gibbs said?
“Hey Gunny; what do you need”, Mac asked?
“I need to put out an APB on Anthony Falconeri”, Gibbs said.
“I thought he was dead”, Mac said.
“Nope”. “He faked his death and is in this up to his neck”, Gibbs said.
“Oh brother”, Mac said as they walked to issue the APB.
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Courthouse:
“Mr. Holmes; how does the defendant plead”, the judge asked?
“Not guilt your honor”, Laura stated.
“Very well”, the judge said. “We will start tomorrow at 9 am”.
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The prosecution witness would be: Sonny C, Kate H, Jason Morgan, Mac, Gibbs, Bobbie and Elizabeth.
Witnesses for the Defense would be: Laura and Luke.
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Chapter 45
the next morning:
The courtroom started to fill up as people wanted to see what would happen to Laura.
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Courtroom four:
“All Rise!! The Court of Port Charles; Seventeenth Judicial Circuit is now in session”. “The Honorable Judge Wilkinson is presiding.”
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen”. “We are hearing the case of the People of the State of New York versus Laura Spencer”. “Are both sides ready”, Judge Wilkinson asked?
“Will the jury please stand and raise your right hand? Do each of you swear that you will fairly try the case before this court, and that you will return a true verdict according to the evidence and the instructions of the court, so help you, God? Please say “I do””.
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(the jury replied; “I do”)
“You may be seated”, the clerk said.
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“Your Honor and ladies and gentlemen of the jury: We are here today because Laura Spencer shoes revenge and killing people after her son’s death instead of moving on with life. The defendant; Laura Spencer plotted, planned and executed her plans along with Sarah Webber to Kill Elizabeth Hardy. And the defendant’s reason for killing Miss Hardy was that she blames Elizabeth for her son’s death. This is not true. While Lucky Spencer was being attacked; Elizabeth Hardy was being sexually assaulted and beaten at the other end of the park”.
“The evidence that the people will be presenting here will prove that Laura Spencer planned and bided her time until she could get revenge on Miss Hardy”, US Special Prosecutor Rachel Owens said.
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“The evidence that the prosecution has is all speculation. They don’t know what was going through Mrs. Spencer’s mind at the time. And furthermore; half of the prosecution’s witnesses work for the mob”, Mr. Holmes said.
“Objection your honor”, Owens said.
“Mr. Holmes; watch what you say or I will throw you in jail for contempt of court”, the judge said.
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“I apologize your honor”, Holmes said… He should have known better than to listen to his loon of a client and her loonier husband.
“Proceed”, the judge said.
“That’s all”, Mr. Holmes said.
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“Ms. Owens; please call your first witness”, the judge said.
“The state calls Sonny Corinthos to the stand”, Rachel said.
“Please stand. Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Sonny said.
“Please spell your last name for the record”, the clerk asked?
“C-o-r-i-n-t-h-o-s”, Sonny spelled.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
“Mr. Corinthos, how do you know the defendant”, Rachel asked?
“Her husband and I were business partners and friends”, Sonny said.
“Were”, Rachel asked?
“We had a falling out a few years ago”. “And then they left town”, Sonny said.
“What was the falling out about”, Rachel asked?
“About Laura blaming Elizabeth Hardy for her son Lucky’s death”, Sonny said.
“Why did she blame Miss Hardy for the death”, Rachel asked?
“Because Elizabeth; was friends with Lucky”. “They were together the night Lucky died”, Sonny stated.
“I’ve read the file; Lucky was at the other end of the park, so why would Miss Hardy be responsible”, Rachel asked?
“You’d have to ask Mrs. Spencer that”. “When Lucky was killed; Elizabeth was being attacked at the other end of the park”, Sonny said.
“And how do you know Elizabeth Hardy”, Rachel asked?
“I met her when her grandfather Steve Hardy; brought her with him to the coffee shop I own”. “Then we became friends after she befriended one of my employees, Jason Morgan”, Sonny explained. “She is also my daughter”.
“Do you know where Laura and her family went after they left town”, Rachel asked?
“No; but I do know that Luke came back to Port Charles looking for Laura”, Sonny said.
“He came looking for his wife; a wife whose whereabouts he didn’t know”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; that’s right”, Sonny said. He didn’t care that he had thrown Luke under the bus. He should have gotten control of his crazy wife.
………
“What was the reason that Laura would hate Elizabeth enough to blame her for her son’s death”, Rachel asked?
“I can’t tell you that”, Sonny said. “I have the same question”.
“Mr. Corinthos; I have some phone conversations that I would like you to listen to and tell me if you recognize the voices”, Rachel said. “Your honor; we would like to submit these conversations into the record as evidence”.
“Granted”, the judge said. “Proceed”
………
“Here is the first conversation”, Rachel said pressing play…
“Is she dead”?
“She will be”. “The men I hired messed up, but that will be rectified soon”.
“Good, Elizabeth Webber is the reason that my family is in shambles”!
“We’ll both get what we want out of this arrangement”.
“You get to see Elizabeth Webber dead, and I get what is mine”.
“Did you know that she is involved with Jason Morgan”?
“No, but she is nothing but a slut and a whore”.
“Just make sure that you do what you promised and make sure she’s dead”, and the line went dead.
“Do you recognize the speakers”, Rachel asked?
“I recognize one of the voices”, Sonny said.
“Who is it”, Rachel asked?
“Laura Spencer”, Sonny answered.
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“Here is the second conversation”, Rachel said again pressing play…
“Is Elizabeth Webber dead yet”?
“No, security has been too tight”. “They’re waiting for a break in security”.
“She’d better be dead soon, OR YOU’RE NEXT”!!!
“Do you recognize anyone”, Rachel asked again?
“Yes; the one voice is Laura Spencer”, Sonny answered. What he was hearing was making him livid that Luke had come to him asking for his help after what Laura had tried to do.
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“Here is the third conversation”, Rachel said pressing play…
“Hello”
“Is she dead”?
“No”
“You’re getting very close to the end of my patience”.
“She’s too heavily guarded”. “And law enforcement knows that someone wants her dead”. “But we have one last option to play”.
“It had better work, or your life ends”!
Again Rachel asked: “Do you recognize the voices”?
“Yes; but only Laura Spencer’s”, Sonny said.
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“Here is conversation four”, Rachel said pressing play…
“Hello”
“Is she dead”?
“No, but by tomorrow she will be”.
“You’d best not mess this up”. “I will no longer have patience for your failures”.
“It will be done by tomorrow”.
“Is that Laura Spencer”, Rachel asked?
“Yes it is”, Sonny said.
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Here is conversation five, Rachel said pressing play…
“What may I do for you”, he asked?
“I have a job for you”.
“What do you need”, he asked?
“I want this man dead”, the person said handing him a photo.
“When”, he asked?
“Yesterday”.
“May I ask why”, he questioned?
“Because he’s as responsible as Ms. Webber for my son being dead”.
“It’ll be done”, he responded.
“Again Rachel asked: is that Laura Spencer?
“Yes it was”, Sonny said getting sick to his stomach at what Laura had tried to do.
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Here is conversation six, Rachel said before pressing play…
“Hello”, she said answering the cell phone?
“You imbecile”! “Why is she still alive; and why do you continue to fail”? “Your time is up”!
“But”.... she tried?
“No buts”. “You failed; and that was your last chance”!
“That was Laura Spencer”, Sonny stated.
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“Nothing further”, Rachel said.
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“Mr. Corinthos; you say that Mr. Spencer was your partner and friend”. “Then why are you here today testifying against his wife”, Holmes asked?
“That is because I do not condone what she tried”. “But also because her victim; Elizabeth Hardy is my daughter”, Sonny said.
“When did you find out that Miss Hardy was your daughter”? “Was it before or after Mrs. Spencers’ young son’s death”, Holmes asked?
“We; her mother and I, found out a few months ago”, Sonny answered.
“How happy for you”, Holmes said.
“Objection your honor”, Rachel yelled.
“Sustained”, the judge said. “Mr. Holmes watch your attitude, or will hold you in contempt”.
“Nothing further your honor”, Holmes said.
“We will break for lunch; we will reconvene in one hour”, the judge said before rising.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
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“You didn’t tell me that it was known that Ms. Hardy was Mr. Corinthos’ daughter”, Holmes said to his client in the room they were in at the courthouse.
“It was not important; and it still isn’t”, Laura said. “What is important is that you get me found not guilty”!
“It was important”. “You wanted Mob boss Sonny Corinthos’ daughter dead”, Holmes said as Luke entered the room. “You are not supposed to be in here”. “You haven’t testified yet; get out”!
“No; I need to talk to my wife”, Luke said smugly.
“If you don’t leave this instance I will go and get an officer; and you will be arrested for tampering with a witness”, Holmes stated.
“Go ahead”, Luke spouted. “I’m not afraid”.
“So be it”, Homes said leaving the room…
“Officer; we have a problem”, Holmes said to the man.
“What kind of problem”, the officer said?
“My client’s husband; who is set to testify and is not supposed to see his wife until after that time, just entered the room that my client and I are meeting in”. “And he will not leave”, Holmes stated.
“I will take care of it”, the officer said following Holmes…
“Mr. Spencer; you are under arrest for tampering with a witness”. “The judge will not be pleased”, the officer said leading him out the door in cuffs.
“Thank you officer”, Holmes said following them out while closing the door. “Can you wait one minute officer”?
“Yes”, the officer said.
“Mr. Spencer; did you know that your wife knew about Miss Hardy being Mr. Corinthos’ daughter long before returning to Port Charles”, Holmes asked? As Holmes was about to answer that remark; his assistant walked up to him …“Yes”, Holmes said?
“This just came for you sir”, Wendy said.
“Thank you”, Holmes said as she left.
“What is it”, Luke demanded?
“You say that your wife didn’t know about Ms. Webber and Mr. Corinthos”. “Well; I have information here that says she did”, Holmes said. “This information say that she did and that she has known since before your son was killed”.
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“Ms. Owens; there is a delivery here for you”, a runner from the Special Prosecutor’s office said.
“Thank you”, she said taking the envelope. Closing the door to the office she opened it… “I’ll be damned”.
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Courtroom:
“All rise; court is now in session”, the bailiff said.
“Before we resume Ms. Owens; there are some things that need to be taken care of”, the judge said. “It was brought to my attention during the lunch hour Mr. Holmes that Mr. Spencer was in to see his wife”.
“Yes your honor; and I notified the officer out in the hall”, Homes stated. He would not be going down with the Spencers.
“Yes; I was notified that Mr. Spencer has been arrested for tampering with a witness and is being held”. “Now Mrs. Spencer; this is to inform you that your husband will still be testifying, but after that he will be remanded to the Port Charles Police force and will be facing charges”, the judge said. “Ms. Owens you may continue”.
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“The prosecution calls Kate Howard to the stand”, Rachel said.
Kate is escorted to the stand by the bailiff…
“Please stand”. “Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Kate responded.
“Please state your first and last name”, the clerk asked?
“Kate Howard”, she said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
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“Ms. Howard; now I know that it is public knowledge that you were born Connie Falconeri”, Rachel said.
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Chapter 46
(continuation of Laura Spencer trial)
“Yes; but the reason I changed my name was to get away from the past of what my father did”, Kate said.
“Can you explain”, Rachel asked?
“My father was a part of a plot to kidnap and kill my daughter, Melanie Corbin”, Kate said.
“Okay moving on; do you believe Mrs. Spencer’s claim that she was only getting justice for her son’s death”, Rachel asked?
No I do not, Kate said.
Why don’t you, Rachel asked?
Mainly because she read the police reports. My daughter was not responsible for what happened to her son, Kate said.
Ms. Howard; I would like to play the same phone conversations that I played for Mr. Corinthos for you, and have you tell me how you feel about what was said, Rachel said before pressing play…
“Is she dead”?
“She will be”. “The men I hired messed up, but that will be rectified soon”.
“Good, Elizabeth Webber is the reason that my family is in shambles”!
“We’ll both get what we want out of this arrangement”.
“You get to see Elizabeth Webber dead, and I get what is mine”.
“Did you know that she is involved with Jason Morgan”?
“No, but she is nothing but a slut and a whore”.
“Just make sure that you do what you promised and make sure she’s dead”, and the line went dead.
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“Is Elizabeth Webber dead yet”?
“No, security has been too tight”. “They’re waiting for a break in security”.
“She’d better be dead soon, OR YOU’RE NEXT”!!!
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“Hello”
“Is she dead”?
“No”
“You’re getting very close to the end of my patience”.
“She’s too heavily guarded”. “And law enforcement knows that someone wants her dead”. “But we have one last option to play”.
“It had better work, or your life ends”!
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“Hello”
“Is she dead”?
“No, but by tomorrow she will be”.
“You’d best not mess this up”. “I will no longer have patience for your failures”.
“It will be done by tomorrow”.
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“What may I do for you”, he asked?
“I have a job for you”.
“What do you need”, he asked?
“I want this man dead”, the person said handing him a photo.
“When”, he asked?
“Yesterday”.
“May I ask why”, he questioned?
“Because he’s as responsible as Ms. Webber for my son being dead”.
“It’ll be done”, he responded.
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“Hello”, she said answering the cell phone?
“You imbecile”! “Why is she still alive; and why do you continue to fail”? “Your time is up”!
“But”.... she tried?
“No buts”. “You failed; and that was your last chance”!
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“Ms. Howard”, Rachel said?
“I feel very afraid that Mrs. Spencer will continue to try to kill my daughter”. “She no doubt is a twisted sick individual”, Kate said.
……
“Ms. Howard what would you say if I told you that Mrs. Spencer knew that Elizabeth was your daughter months before her son’s death”, Rachel asked?
“What I want to say would not be appropriate”, Kate said. “How did she find out”?
“That is what we’ll find out when I question Mrs. Spencer on the stand”, Rachel said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
………
“Ms. Howard”, Holmes said.
“Mr. Holmes”, Kate replied.
“Do you know the Spencer family personally”, Holmes asked?
“No”, Kate said.
“So you never met Lucky Spencer”, Holmes asked?
“No I did not”, Kate said.
“Do you wish Mrs. Spencer harm”, Holmes asked?
“No; I just hate her for wanting my little girl death for what happened to her son; which wasn’t Elizabeth’s fault”, Kate said,
“No further questions your honor”, Holmes said.
“You are excused Ms. Howard”, the judge said.
………
Kate returned to her seat next to Sonny and Audrey.
………
“The prosecution calls Commissioner Mac Scorpio to the stand”, Rachel said.
Mac is escorted to the stand by the bailiff…
“Please stand”. “Raise your right hand”. “Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk said?
“I do”, Mac said.
“Please state your name for the record”. “And spell your last name for the court”, the clerk asked?
“Mac Scorpio; S-c-o-r-p-i-o”, Mac said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
………
“Commissioner; can you please explain to use where this video and audio footage is from and when”, Rachel asked?
“The footage you are about to play is from the video and audio surveillance system at Kelly’s diner here in Port Charles; and it is from the day that Laura Spencer took the diner hostage, and planned to kill Elizabeth Hardy”, Mac said.
Rachel then pressed play on the tv remote…
Elizabeth sat down and started to enjoy her lunch…
“No one move”, Laura said as she walked in and grabbed Elizabeth by the hair.
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“Commissioner where were you when the call came in”, Rachel asked?
Mac proceeded to explain what happened at the station…
“Mac”, Taggart said.
“What”, Mac asked?
“Hostage situation at Kelly’s; Laura Spencer is responsible”, Taggart said.
“Oh boy”, Mac said.
“It gets worse”, Taggart said as they were en-route.
“Tell me”, Mac said.
“She’s stated that she’s going to kill Elizabeth; who’s inside Kelly’s”, Taggart said.
“Shxx”, Mac said.
“Yeah”, Taggart said.
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“Commissioner where were you when the call came in”, Rachel asked?
Mac proceeded to explain what happened at the station…
“Mac”, Taggart said.
“What”, Mac asked?
“Hostage situation at Kelly’s; Laura Spencer is responsible”, Taggart said.
“Oh boy”, Mac said.
“It gets worse”, Taggart said as they were en-route.
“Tell me”, Mac said.
“She’s stated that she’s going to kill Elizabeth; who’s inside Kelly’s”, Taggart said.
“Shxx”, Mac said.
“Yeah”, Taggart said.
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“Commissioner can you tell us what happened once you arrived at Kelly’s”, Rachel asked?
“Laura you need to come out now”, Mac said. “Let everyone go”.
“No; they are going to witness Elizabeth paying for her part in Lucky’s death”, Laura said.
“I can’t let you do that Laura”, Mac said. “Elizabeth was not responsible for Lucky’s death”.
“What are you going to do to stop me”, Laura yelled?
“Whatever I have to”, Mac said. “Come out Laura”.
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“Laura, explain to me why you believe Elizabeth is responsible for Lucky’s death”, Mac said.
“Because she was the reason they were walking through the park”, Laura said.
“How do you know that”, Mac asked as Jason made his approach?
………
“Elizabeth refused to go home with Lucky”. “She thought she was too good to spend the night with my son”, Laura said right before Jason subdued her.
………
“Laura Spencer, you are under arrest”, Mac said.
“Did Mrs. Spencer remain silent after she was arrested”, Rachel asked?
“No; she did not”, Mac said.
“What did she say”, Rachel asked?
“I will finish what I started”. “You will die”. “Even though your sister failed, I won’t”, Laura vowed. “Hell yes I knew”. “And I want her dead as much as Sarah does”, Laura said. “Enjoy your days while you can Elizabeth because I will see you dead”.
“Okay; let’s move on to the conversations that were played earlier”. “Did you recognize the two voices”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; they were Laura Spencer and Sarah Webber”, Mac said.
“Thank you”. “Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
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“Have you known Mrs. Spencer very long”, Holmes asked?
“Long enough”, Mac said.
“Did the evidence prove that Elizabeth hardy wasn’t responsible for what happened to young Lucky”, Holmes asked?
“Yes it proved that she had nothing to do with it”. “It was a group of college students”, Mac said.
“Thank you”, Holmes said.
“Redirect your honor”, Rachel asked?
“Go ahead”, the judge said…
“Commissioner; I would like you to listen to these records and then I have a couple of questions”, Rachel said before pressing play…
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“Is she dead”?
“She will be”. “The men I hired messed up, but that will be rectified soon”.
“Good, Elizabeth Webber is the reason that my family is in shambles”!
“We’ll both get what we want out of this arrangement”.
“You get to see Elizabeth Webber dead, and I get what is mine”.
“Did you know that she is involved with Jason Morgan”?
“No, but she is nothing but a slut and a whore”.
“Just make sure that you do what you promised and make sure she’s dead”, and the line went dead.
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“Is Elizabeth Webber dead yet”?
“No, security has been too tight”. “They’re waiting for a break in security”.
“She’d better be dead soon, OR YOU’RE NEXT”!!!
…………
“Hello”
“Is she dead”?
“No”
“You’re getting very close to the end of my patience”.
“She’s too heavily guarded”. “And law enforcement knows that someone wants her dead”. “But we have one last option to play”.
“It had better work, or your life ends”!
………
“Hello”
“Is she dead”?
“No, but by tomorrow she will be”.
“You’d best not mess this up”. “I will no longer have patience for your failures”.
“It will be done by tomorrow”.
…………
“What may I do for you”, he asked?
“I have a job for you”.
“What do you need”, he asked?
“I want this man dead”, the person said handing him a photo.
“When”, he asked?
“Yesterday”.
“May I ask why”, he questioned?
“Because he’s as responsible as Ms. Webber for my son being dead”.
“It’ll be done”, he responded.
………
“Hello”, she said answering the cell phone?
“You imbecile”! “Why is she still alive; and why do you continue to fail”? “Your time is up”!
“But”.... she tried?
“No buts”. “You failed; and that was your last chance”!
………
“Now that you have heard them; here is my question”. “Are these the phone conversations of someone who is mentally ill”, Rachel asked?
“From listening to them; no I don’t believe that Laura Spencer is mentally ill”. “From these records, I can hear that she well thought out her plan to kill Elizabeth Hardy”. “And that she has every intention of making sure that Ms. Hardy does indeed end up dead”, Mac stated.
“Thank you commissioner”, Rachel said.
“Commissioner Scorpio you are excused”, the judge said.
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“The prosecution calls Barbara Jean Jones to the stand”, Rachel said.
Bobbie is escorted to the stand by the bailiff…
“Please stand. Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk stated?
“I do”, Bobbie said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
“What is your relationship to the defendant”, Rachel asked?
“She’s my sister in law”, Bobbie said.
“Do you agree with your sister in law’s assumption that Elizabeth Hardy was responsible for your nephew’s death”, Rachel asked?
“No I do not”, Bobbie said.
“Does Mrs. Spencer and your brother know how you feel”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; and she and my brother are not happy about it”, Bobbie said.
“Did you know that your sister in law had hired men to kill Ms. Hardy”, Rachel asked?
“No I didn’t”. “And I don’t believe the theory that she is mentally ill either”. “She knew what she was doing when she planned to do this”, Bobbie said.
“Were you shocked to find out that she was working with someone else”, Rachel asked?
“No”. “She has been influenced by my brother”. “He has had delusions of vengeance since Helena came to town all those years ago”, Bobbie said.
“Nothing further”, Rachel said.
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“Mr. Holmes”, the judge said?
“Nothing at this time; but I reserve the right to recall this witness at a later time”, Holmes said.
“Mrs. Jones you are excused”, the judge said. “We will recess until tomorrow at 9 am”.
“All rise”, the bailiff said before the judge left the courtroom.
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“Luke; where was Nikolas”, Laura asked? “Why wasn’t he here”?
“I think you know as well as I do why Nikolas was not here dear wife”, Luke answered.
“You have to do something”, Laura demanded!
“Like what Laura”? “You were told what Nik did; as well as what he was planning”. “What did you expect to happen”, Luke asked?
“I will not allow you to talk about my son that way”. “That was Elizabeth’s fault; not Nikolas’ and I will not believe otherwise”, Laura stated.
Chapter 47
Later that evening @ Madison Estate:
“The kids are down”, Elizabeth said entering their bedroom.
“What do you think of what’s come out so far”, Jason asked?
“It’s what I expected of Laura and Sarah; but it’s Nik that I’m not quite sure about”. “I thought he was my friend”, Elizabeth said.
“I know”, Jason replied.
“And poor Emily”. “Nik’s been using her”. “How did we not see this”, Elizabeth asked?
“Nikolas was taught by the best, his grandmother; Helena, and she taught him well”, Jason said.
“I know it”. “Helena should be proud”, Elizabeth said.
“Do you want to see him”, Jason asked?
“Yes”, Elizabeth said. “He owes me some answers”.
“Tomorrow night”, Jason said.
“Okay”, Elizabeth said as she and Jason snuggled.
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WSB:
“Tell me what you meant mother”, Sarah yelled from her cell.
“Sarah”, Diana started…
“Now mother”, Sarah ordered.
“Alright”, Diana screamed…
“I’m waiting”, Sarah said.
………
Georgia and Laura were watching and listening; they knew that they were in for a really good show.
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“The truth is; Jeff Webber was not your father”, Diana said.
“Then who the hell is; and why did you lie to me and everyone else all these years”, Sarah demanded?
“Deke Mattinson”, Diana said.
“Who the hell is he”, Sarah demanded?
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When Diana didn’t answer; Laura did: “he’s Sonny’s ex stepfather”. “And from what I’ve heard he’s a monster”.
“Why”, Sarah said?
“Why what”, Diana threw back?
“Why did you get involved with someone like that”? “And what about Jeff”, Sarah asked?
“Because your… I meant Jeff didn’t love me and no longer wanted me”, Diana said.
“Then why the hell did you stay”, Sarah questioned?
“Because I wasn’t going to let Jeff win”, Diana said.
“Well what about that brat”, Sarah said arching a brow?
“She was a monumental mistake”, Diana said.
“What were you really supposed to do with her”, Sarah asked?
“I was supposed to use poison from the hospital; and kill her with it”, Diana said.
“Then why the hell didn’t you”, Sarah yelled?
“Because I wanted more children”, Diana said.
“Why weren’t Steven and I enough for you mother”, Sarah demanded?
“Because she wanted to keep Jeff from leaving her; taking his money with him”, Georgia spewed.
“That still doesn’t explain why you didn’t kill that brat like you were supposed to”, Sarah questioned?
“I didn’t because Jeff loved her”, Diana yelled!
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“So if I’m not Jeff Webber’s daughter; then all that money isn’t mine”. “I tried to kill someone for absolutely nothing. “I’ll be going on trial and possibly going to prison; and it’s all for nothing”, Sarah said looking at her mother. “This is all your fault mother”!
“Why is it my fault”, Diana demanded?
“Because you lied to me about who my father is”. “You never intended to tell me the truth did you”, Sarah accused?
“No; and I’ve worked very hard all these years to make sure that it never came out”, Diana said.
“Well too bad for you; because now it has, and I hate you”, Sarah said walking to the opposite end of the cell. Looking over at her mother she then said: “You’re in the same boat I am”. “You’re not going to get out of this either”.
Diana didn’t reply. Unfortunately her daughter was right. She wasn’t getting out of this.
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Courthouse:
“Good morning”, Holmes said entering the room.
“You had better do a better job today”, Laura said. “I am not paying for the piss poor job that you did yesterday”.
“You’d better tell me anything else that you are hiding”, Holmes said.
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Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said as the judge entered.
“Court is now in session”, the clerk said.
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“Ms. Owens”, the judge said.
“The people call Jason Morgan to the stand”, Rachel said.
“Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk said?
“I do”, Jason said.
“Mr. Morgan; to begin I would like you to take us back to the night that Lucky Spencer was killed; can you tell me where you were”, Rachel asked?
“I was at my grandmother’s home; visiting with her”, Jason said.
“And when Elizabeth Hardy was brought into the ER”, Rachel asked?
“My sister called me and I rushed to General Hospital”, Jason said.
“What was your relationship with Miss Hardy at that time”, Rachel asked?
“A friend wanting more”, Jason said.
“Mr. Morgan”, Rachel started…
“I know that she was a minor”. “That’s why I waited. Her grandparents both knew”, Jason said.
“How was Elizabeth after the attack”, Rachel asked?
“Traumatized and in shock”, Jason said.
“How did the Spencer family react to the news about their son”, Rachel asked?
“Mrs. Spencer didn’t take it very well”, Jason said. “There was a lot of yelling at people; as far as I was concerned she was blaming everyone else but those really responsible for what happened to her son”.
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“Okay; now let’s move on to the day that Miss Hardy was shot and injured at the No Name”. “Can you tell us what happened”, Rachel asked?
“We had taken Elizabeth out to lunch”. “It was supposed to keep her distracted until her party later that evening”, Jason said.
“We”, Rachel asked?
“Sonny Corinthos, Kate Howard and myself”, Jason said.
“Party for what”, Rachel asked?
“Elizabeth’s 19th birthday”, Jason replied.
“So what happened”, Rachel asked?
“We were just starting dessert when gunmen walked in and started shooting”, Jason said.
“Did you know then that Miss Hardy was the intended target”, Rachel asked?
“No we didn’t”, Jason said. “We thought that is was just random; or someone after Sonny or I”.
“When did you find out”, Rachel asked?
“We found out while Elizabeth was in surgery”. “Commissioner Scorpio and Lt. Taggart came and informed us”, Jason said.
“Is that when you also found out that Miss Hardy was in fact your partner’s daughter with Ms. Howard”, Rachel asked?
“Yes it was”. “Sonny and Kate gave blood”. “The lab at General Hospital noticed the similarities”, Jason said.
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“What were you doing the day the defendant took Kelly’s diner hostage”, Rachel asked?
“I was on my way to meet Elizabeth for dinner”, Jason answered.
“What happened when you arrived”, Rachel asked?
“I quickly looked through the window; I wanted to make sure that she was there”. “That’s when I saw Laura Spencer holding a gun on Elizabeth and the diner”, Jason said.
“What did you do”, Rachel asked?
“After I saw that Mac was there and talking to her; I went around back and came in from the kitchen”, Jason said.
“What did you do once you were inside”, Rachel asked?
“Mac was talking to Laura; trying to get her to give up and give him the gun”. “While he did that; I moved up behind her so that I would be in a position to get the gun away from her”. “Then Mac distracted her by getting her to look away; and I took the gun away from her”.
“Did Mrs. Spencer say anything after you got the gun away from her”, Rachel asked?
“She called Elizabeth names and threatened her again”, Jason said.
“Nothing further for this witness your honor”, Rachel said.
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“Mr. Morgan; did you have a gun when you disarmed Mrs. Spencer”, Holmes asked?
“No I did not”, Jason answered.
“How do you feel about Mrs. Spencer”, Holmes asked?
“I feel that she has lost touch with life”. “And she wants to live in her own reality where she’s right and everyone else is wrong about everything”. “She saw the reports; Commissioner Scorpio let her read them, but she refuses to face the truth”, Jason said.
“And what is the truth Mr. Morgan”, Holmes asked?
“That Lucky was being beaten to death at one end of the park while at the other end of the park; Elizabeth was being sexually assaulted”, Jason said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Holmes said.
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“You’re excused Mr. Morgan”, the judge said.
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“The people call NCIS Special Agent Gibbs”, Rachel said.
Gibbs walked to the stand carrying a couple of files…
“Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk said?
“I do”, Jethro said.
“Please spell your name for the court”, the clerk asked?
“Leroy Jethro Gibbs; L-e-r-o-y J-e-t-h-r-o G-i-b-b-s”, Gibbs said and spelled.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
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“Agent Gibbs; why are you here in Port Charles”? “There is no military matter involved in this case”, Rachel said.
“I’m here because my investigation led me here”, Gibbs said.
“What investigation would that be”, Rachel asked?
“The investigation of how Elizabeth Hardy was taken from a hospital in Bensonhurst”, New York, Gibbs said.
“Who are you investigation as a part of your investigation”, Rachel asked?
“Deke Mattinson, Joe Scully, Diana Webber, and Georgia Hansen”, Gibbs answered.
“How did you get involved in this case Agent Gibbs”, Rachel asked?
“I am Elizabeth Hardy’s godfather”. “I got involved in this case because of Diana Webber and her associates”, Gibbs said.
“What associates”, Rachel asked?
“College students who worked for Joe Scully selling drugs”, Gibbs said.
“Did you find out why she was involved with these men”, Rachel asked?
“She wanted them to do a job for her”, Gibbs said.
“What job”, Rachel asked?
“She paid them to attack Elizabeth that night in the park”, Gibbs said.
“The night that Lucky Spencer died”, Rachel asked? “Was Lucky Spencer supposed to die that night”?
“Yes; that night”. “No he wasn’t”, Gibbs said.
“Who was”, Rachel asked?
“Elizabeth was”, Gibbs said. “Lucky was fatally wounded because he was trying to get to the other end of the park to help his friend”.
“What else did you find out”, Rachel asked?
“That she was involved in the shooting of Elizabeth Hardy at the No Name; as well as the other attempts on Elizabeth’s life”, Gibbs said.
“Nothing further for this witness your honor”, Rachel said.
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“Agent Gibbs; do you know if my client was really responsible”, Holmes asked?
“Yes; she and her partner”, Gibbs said.
“Who was her partner”, the judge asked?
“We’ve proved that it was Sarah Webber McKay”, Gibbs told the judge.
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The entire courtroom was shocked. Why would Steve and Audrey Hardy’s other granddaughter try to kill her sister the wondered?
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“Has Mrs. Webber McKay been arrested”, Holmes asked?
“Yes she has; she is being held in a secure holding cell at the WSB”, Gibbs said.
“Nothing further”, Holmes said.
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“Everyone; we will adjourn for today”, the judge said.
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WSB:
“Gibbs”, Robert said when he saw Leroy?
“Yeah”, Gibbs said?
“Sarah’s asking to see you”, Robert told the man.
“Good”, Jethro said. As he got on the elevator he hoped that she was finally ready to talk.
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“What took you so f—ing long”, Sarah demanded?
“What did you want; and watch your mouth”, Gibbs asked?
“I want to see Deke Mattinson”, Sarah demanded.
“Why”, Gibbs asked?
“I’m not going to tell you that”, Sarah said.
“Then you don’t see him”, Gibbs said before walking out. “Take her back to her cell McGee”.
“Will do boss”, McGee said.
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“So what did her highness want”, Robert asked?
“To see Deke”, Jethro said.
“Did she say why”, Robert asked as Anna walked in?
“No”, Jethro said. “So I told her no”.
“Are to trying to piss her off”, Anna asked?
“Yes”, Gibbs replied.
“Why”, Anna asked?
“So that she’ll slip up and tell me what she knows”, Jethro said.
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Cells:
“What did that bastard Gibbs want”, Diana spat?
“None of your damned business mother”, Sarah said.
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“You’ll be happy to know Sarah; that everyone knows about your involvement in all of the attempts on Elizabeth’s life”, Laura said.
“What”, both Sarah and Diana said?
“Oh yes; Agent Gibbs told the entire courtroom, while on the stand that he had proof that you were my partner in the whole thing”, Laura told Sarah.
Sarah stayed silent.
Chapter 48
“Are you nervous”, Jason asked?
“No; I will only be telling the truth”, Elizabeth said.
“I know”. “But I think Holmes is saving all the badgering for you”, Jason said.
“I’m not worried”, Elizabeth said.
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Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said…
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
“Call your next witness Ms. Owens”, the judge said.
“The people call Elizabeth Hardy to the stand”, Rachel said.
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“Please stand. Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Elizabeth said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
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“Miss Hardy; Elizabeth, can you take us through the night that Lucky Spencer was killed”, Rachel asked? “Take your time”.
“We had gone to dinner at Kelly’s and a movie; then we were on our way to my Grams house”, Elizabeth said.
“Who is we”, Rachel asked?
“Emily Quartermaine, Lucky Spencer and Nik Cassadine”, Elizabeth said.
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“Why were you walking through the park”, Rachel asked?
“It was shorter than walking all the way around the park”, Elizabeth said. “I had a curfew”.
“Did the other three have an objection to going through the park”, Rachel asked?
“No they didn’t”, Elizabeth said.
“What happened next”, Rachel asked?
“We were halfway to the middle of the park when 6 men grabbed us”, Elizabeth said.
“What happened”, Rachel asked?
“3 took Lucky and Nik and dragged them back the way that we had come from”. “The other three made Emily and I go to the other end of the park”, Elizabeth said shaking.
“Did you know what was happening to Lucky and Nik”, Rachel asked?
“No; I was having the crap beat out of me and being raped at the time”, Elizabeth said.
“What about Miss Quartermaine”, Rachel asked?
“They were making her watch; they had told her that she was going to be next”, Elizabeth said.
“Did you know what happened next”, Rachel asked?
“No I don’t”, Elizabeth said.
“When did you find out about Lucky”, Rachel asked?
“While I was in the hospital”, Elizabeth said.
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“Let’s move on to the day of the events at the No Name”, Rachel said.
“Okay”, Elizabeth replied.
“What was your mood that day”, Rachel asked?
“I was excited”. “It was my 19th birthday”, Elizabeth said. “I was having lunch with 3 of my favorite people”.
“And who were those 3 people”, Rachel asked?
“Sonny Corinthos, Kate Howard and my boyfriend Jason Morgan”, Elizabeth said with a smile.
“Whose idea was it to eat at the No Name that day”, Rachel asked?
“It was mine”, Elizabeth said.
“Did anyone else know that you were going there for lunch”, Rachel asked?
“Emily Qartermaine and Nik Cassadine”, Elizabeth said.
“Your honor; I would like to have Mr. Cassadine served with a subpoena to appear”, Rachel said.
“Granted”. “Are you planning to call Emily Qartermaine”, the judge asked?
“Yes I do your honor”, Rachel said. “I will also be calling Audrey Hardy to the stand”.
“Very well; continue”, the judge said.
……….
“So what can you tell us about what happened that day”, Rachel asked?
“We were having lunch then dessert when those men walking in and started shooting”. “I don’t remember much after that”, Elizabeth said.
“What do you remember”, Rachel asked?
“Waking up after surgery and seeing my Grams and Jason”, Elizabeth said.
“Let’s move on to what happened at the benefit”, Rachel said. “Can you tell us what took place”?
“We were at the event; and men walked in and took over”. “Then I was taken”, Elizabeth said.
“Do you know where you were taken to”, Rachel asked?
“All I remember is that it was really cold”, Elizabeth said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
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“Did Lucky know that you weren’t attracted to him”, Holmes asked?
“Yes he did”, Elizabeth said.
“Do you know if he told his family about that”, Holmes asked?
“Yes; he told me that his family knew”, Elizabeth said.
“Did you know back then that you were Mr. Corinthos’ daughter”, Holmes asked?
“No I didn’t”, Elizabeth said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Holmes said.
“We will recess until 1 pm”, the judge said.
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Unknown safe house:
“I will not testify”, Nik said.
“Then I guess you have a choice to make; testify for the prosecution or your mother won’t live to serve her sentence”, Jason said.
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In that moment, Nik knew that if he didn’t do as Jason demanded, his mother would die. He couldn’t lose his mother. He now wished that he’d never met Elizabeth Hardy.
“Alright”, Nik said. “But you leave my mother alone”.
“Only if you tell the truth”, Jason said. “And know this; I will have a gun aimed at your mother the whole time you are on the stand”.
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Courtroom:
All rise, the bailiff said as the judge entered.
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Ms. Owens, the judge said.
Your honor, the people call Audrey Hardy to the stand, Rachel said.
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“Please stand. Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Audrey said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
“Mrs. Hardy thank you for coming here today”, Rachel said.
“I want to see justice done on behalf of my granddaughter”, Audrey said.
“What do you think of Laura Spencer”, Rachel asked?
“I think that she would rather live in a fantasy world then live in the real world; and live with the truth”, Audrey said.
“Can you explain”, Rachel asked?
“That my granddaughter was not at fault for what happened to her son”, Audrey said.
“Were you surprised when you found out that Laura was a part of the plot to kill Elizabeth”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; we thought that once the investigation was over that she would accept what happened”. “We were wrong”, Audrey said.
“Did your family know then that Elizabeth wasn’t your granddaughter”, Rachel asked?
“No; we didn’t”, Audrey answered.
“Nothing further”, Rachel said.
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“No questions your honor”, Holmes said. He had no intention of putting this grand old lady through what his client wanted him to.
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“Alright; we will end her for today”, the judge said.
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Brownstone:
“I can’t believe that Laura’s attorney didn’t grill Elizabeth or Audrey”, Bobbie said.
“Yeah; I thought for sure that he would go after Elizabeth at least; when she got on the stand, but he must have had a conscience check”, Roy said.
“Laura would have told him to”, Bobbie said.
“I wasn’t surprised that the DA planned to call Nik”, Roy said. “I will be surprised if he actually shows up though”.
“He will if he doesn’t want to spend some time in jail”, Bobbie said.
“We will have to see”, Roy said.
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Courtroom:
All rise, the bailiff said.
Please be seated; court is now in session, the clerk said.
…….
Ms. Owens; call your next witness, the judge said.
…….
The people call Emily Quartermaine, Rachel said.
“Please stand. Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk said?
“I do”, Emily said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
“Were you upset the night that you, Lucky, Nik and Elizabeth were walking through the park”, Rachel asked?
“No; we all knew that it was shorted to walk through the park”, Emily said.
“Did you know that Elizabeth didn’t have feelings for Lucky”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I did”. “We all did”. “I understood”, Emily said.
“How did Lucky feel about that”? “Mrs. Spencer wants us to believe that Lucky didn’t know and that Elizabeth was leading him along”, Rachel said.
“Lucky knew that Elizabeth didn’t have feeling for him”. “No one knew; but I had my suspicions that he liked a girl at our school named Cara”, Emily said.
“When did you find out about Cara”, Rachel asked?
“I found out about it from Nik”. “Lucky confessed it to him”, Emily said.
“So Nik knew about Lucky’s feelings for Cara”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; and I believe that Laura knew as well”, Emily said.
Rachel had known about Cara after Emily had told her. What no one knew was that Rachel had found her; talked to her, listened to her story. Cara had agreed to come back and testify. Rachel was leaving her for last.
“Do you know if Cara is still in Port Charles”, Rachel asked?
“No I don’t”. “She told me one day that someone had threatened her and she was too scared to stay”, Emily said.
“Thank Miss Quartermaine; nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
“Mr. Holmes”, the judge said?
“Miss Quartermaine; you were Lucky Spencer’s friend correct”, Holmes asked?
“Yes I was”, Emily said.
“Thank you Miss Quartermaine”, Holmes said. “Nothing further your honor”.
……..
“The people call Nikolas Cassadine to the stand”, Rachel said.
Nikolas reluctantly walked into the courtroom and to the stand…
“Please stand. Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Nik answered eyeing Jason.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
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“Mr. Cassadine, Lucky Spencer was your brother correct”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; he was my half-brother”, Nik said.
“Is Elizabeth Hardy one of your friends”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; as first”, Nik said.
“What do you mean”, Rachel asked?
“I was her friend at first; then I fell in love with her”, Nik said.
“Does Elizabeth feel the same way about you”, Rachel asked?
“No”. “She’s in love and engaged to that brain damaged thug Jason Morgan”, Nik said.
“Did you know that Elizabeth didn’t have feelings for Lucky; nor did Lucky have feelings for Elizabeth”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I did”, Nik answered.
“Did you know that Lucky had feelings for Cara; not Elizabeth”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Nik answered.
“Why didn’t you tell your mother”, Rachel asked?
“Because she would have ruined everything”, Nik said.
“Explain”, Rachel said.
“I wanted my mother to leave things as they were; I knew that as time passed Elizabeth would come to love me”, Nik said.
“Do you know Diana Webber”, Rachel asked?
Nik knew that if he didn’t tell the truth, Jason would kill his mother.
“Yes I do”, Nik said.
“Did Diana contact you about the attack that night in the park”, Rachel asked?
“Yes she did”, Nik said.
“What did she want you to do”, Rachel asked?
“She wanted me to hire some men for her”, Nik said.
“What did she want these men to do”, Rachel asked?
“To kill Elizabeth”, Nik said.
“But that wasn’t what happened was it”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Nik said.
“Did you change their orders”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I did”, Nik said.
“What did you change their orders to”, Rachel asked?
“I told them to kill Lucky and Emily; and kidnap Elizabeth”, Nik said.
“Where were they supposed to take Elizabeth to”, Rachel asked?
“Cassadine Island off of Greece”, Nik said.
“Would Elizabeth been allowed to leave”, Rachel asked?
“No she would not have been allowed to ever leave”, Nik said.
“What about her family”, Rachel asked?
“They were supposed to believe that she was dead”, Nik said. “There was to be a body placed in the park that would be identified as Elizabeth”. “They never would have known that Elizabeth was really alive”.
“Why did you want Elizabeth kidnapped”, Rachel asked?
“Because she is mine”, Nik said simply.
“Why do you think that she is yours”, Rachel asked?
“Because she just is”, Nik said.
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“Moving on… Did you know that your mother was planning on killing Elizabeth”, Rachel asked?
“No I did not”, Nik said. “But I found out after the first attempt”.
“How”? “And why did you not come forward”, Rachel asked?
“I found out from her partner”, Nik said. “And I didn’t come forward because at that point I knew that Elizabeth would never come to me so I figured that she deserved to die”.
Chapter 49
“Who is your mother’s partner”, Rachel asked?
“Sarah Webber-McKay”, Nik said.
“What is your relationship with Sarah Webber-McKay”, Rachel asked?
“We’re lovers”, Nik said eyeing first Elizabeth then his mother.
“When did you last see Sarah”, Rachel asked?
“A week before the shooting at the No Name”, Nik said.
“Did you use Emily Quartermaine to get close to Elizabeth Hardy”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; after the park Elizabeth turned to her grandparents, Emily and Jason instead of turning to where she was supposed to; me”, Nik said.
“Have you spoken to Miss Quartermaine recently”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Nik said.
“Have you spoken to Elizabeth recently”, Rachel asked?
“No I haven’t”, Nik said. “She refuses to speak with me”.
“Are you afraid of what your family’s reaction will be to now hearing your testimony here today”, Rachel asked?
“No”. “I do not care what their reaction is”. “My mother deserved to lose her precious Lucky”. “She abandoned me; so she could come back to Port Charles and marry Luke Spencer”, Nik said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
“Mr. Holmes”, the judge said.
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“What do you want me to do”, Holmes whispered?
“Leave him; I will deal with him later”, Laura whispered back.
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“Nothing at this time your honor”, Holmes said.
“Ms. Owens”, the judge said.
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“The people call Cara Bradford to the stand”, Rachel said.
Cara walked into the courtroom…
“Please stand. Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Cara said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
“Miss Bradford did you know Lucky Spencer”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I did”. “We were starting to date”, Cara said.
“Were you present at Lucky’s funeral”, Rachel asked?
“No; I was too scared to be present”, Cara said.
“Why were you scared”, Rachel asked?
“Because both Lucky’s mother and brother threatened my life”, Cara said.
“What did Laura Spencer say”, Rachel asked?
“Mrs. Spencer told me to stay away from her son; that there was someone he was going to marry and it wasn’t me”. “She told me if I didn’t stay away; that I would end up like Mikkos Cassadine”, Cara said.
“Do you know who Mikkos Cassadine is”, Rachel asked?
“Everyone knows who that man is; what he tried to do and what happened to him”, Cara said.
“And what did Nikolas Cassadine say”, Rachel asked?
“He came to my house”. “He was there when I returned from school,” Cara said.
“Take your time”, Rachel said. “What happened when you arrived home”?
“I found my parents tied to chairs and gagged”. “Nik was standing behind them”. “He told me that I needed to see who was in charge”, Cara said.
“What did Mr. Cassadine do”, Rachel asked?
“Two men can up behind me and grabbed my arms and held me”, Cara said.
“What happened next”, Rachel asked?
“I watched as be pulled out two syringes”, Cara said.
“Did he say what was in the two syringes”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; he said that it was a fast acting poison”, Cara said.
“What did he do”, Rachel asked?
“He injected both my parents with a syringe”, Cara said.
“What happened then”, Rachel asked?
“He made me watch as my parents died slowly and painfully, Cara said.
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As Mac listened he thought back; and he remembered the case. It was still unsolved.
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“What did he do once it was over”, Rachel asked?
“He told me to leave town and never come back”. “And he warned me that if I talked; he’d kill me”, Cara said.
“What compelled you to come forward today”, Rachel asked?
“I recently got married”. “My husband knows the whole story; he told me that he would keep me safe if I chose to come forward”, Cara said.
“Thank you Cara”, Rachel said. “Mr. Holmes”?
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“Did Mr. Cassadine say anything else that day”, Holmes asked?
“Yes; he was bragging about how he was controlling his brother and mother’s life from behind the scenes”, Cara said.
“Do you know if Mrs. Spencer knew what was happening at your home”, Holmes asked?
“She knew”, Cara said.
“Can you explain”, Holmes asked?
“While my parents were dying; while I was forced to watch, Mrs. Spencer waltzed in like she owned the place”, Cara said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Holmes said.
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“The people call AJ Quartermaine to the stand”, Rachel said.
“Please stand. Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, AJ said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
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“Mr. Quartermaine; why are you here today”, Rachel asked?
“Because today I found something in a safety deposit box in my name”, AJ said.
“Was it originally yours”, Rachel asked?
“No”, AJ said.
“Who really rented the box”, Rachel asked?
“Lucky Spencer”, AJ said.
“When and how”, Rachel said?
“Bank records show that he rented the box in my name 2 days before he was killed”, AJ said.
“Do you know how he rented the box”, Rachel asked?
“The banker’s son was a fellow classmate of Lucky’s”. “Apparently Lucky asked for a favor”, AJ said.
“What did you find inside the box”, Rachel asked?
“A letter; which explains the other items in the box, which Commissioner Scorpio has”, AJ said.
“Will you please read that letter for us”, Rachel asked?
“Of course”, AJ said.
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“Dear AJ,
I know that you’re probably wondering; why the charade? I didn’t know who I could trust. Which is sad. I love my dad; but he has been blind to mom’s faults and behavior for too long. I love my mom too; but there is something wrong with her right now.
I love my big brother; but in recent weeks he has begun to act more like his father Stavros and his grandmother Helena. They don’t know that I know; but I’ve found out that they have done some horrible things. The first thing that I found out was that my mom has been making and receiving calls from Sarah Webber-McKay. I had no idea why she would be talking to Elizabeth’s sister.
The second thing that I found out was that my brother is involved in a relationship with Sarah; and is hiding it from your sister. He has been making trips to and from Germany to see her. The third thing that I found out involves my mom, my dad, and Lulu. I found documents as well as DNA results that prove that Lulu isn’t my dad’s daughter. Lulu is in fact Jeff Webber’s daughter. Mom never intended to tell anyone the truth.
The fourth thing that I found out has to do with Cara Bradford. I found out that both my mom and my brother threatened her so that she would stay away from me. It came to light this morning that they killed Cara’s parents. The fifth thing I found out is that Diana Webber and Nik are planning something. I am not sure what; but I think that it involves Elizabeth.
The last thing I found out is the hardest for me to take. I found out that my brother Nikolas wants me dead. If anything happens to me; I ask that you turn everything enclosed over to Mac. And that you protect Elizabeth.
Mom and Nik thought that Elizabeth and I belonged together. Elizabeth was my best friend. That’s all I wanted her to be. And she is a good friend.
Lucky Spencer”
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“AJ; why is it that you only now found out about the box”, Rachel asked?
“I don’t access my safety deposit box every day. Sometimes I don’t for months at a time”. “The only time I did was if I has something important that I felt needed to be stored in the box”, AJ said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
“Mr. Holmes”, the judge asked?
“What items were in the box with the letter”, Holmes asked?
“Phone records documenting the calls between Mrs. Spencer and Sarah. Pictures of Nik and Sarah together in Germany. The DNA test results proving that Luke Spencer is not Lulu’s father as well as DNA test results proving that Jeff Webber was Lulu’s real father. A video of the murder of Cara Bradford’s parents. Phone records proving that calls were made to and from Nik to Diana Webber and from Diana to Nik. And documented proof that Nik hired a hitman to kill Lucky”, AJ said.
“Nothing further”, Holmes said.
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“Ms. Owens”, the judge said?
“The people rest your honor”, Rachel said.
“Very well”. “Commissioner; you are free to take Mr. Cassadine into custody”, the judge said. “We will reconvene tomorrow morning at 8 am”.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
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“Elizabeth; what do you want to do concerning Lulu”, Diane asked?
“Do you think that I could get custody; I think that Jeff would have wanted her with her brother and sisters”, Elizabeth said.
“I will start filing to get you custody”. “I as well think that Jeff would have wanted you to raise Lulu”, Diane said.
“Jason”, Elizabeth said?
“It’s okay”, Jason said as Luke approached.
“Elizabeth; I won’t interfere”. “I think in a way I knew”. “Around the time that Lulu was conceived; Laura and I were sleeping in separate bedrooms”, Luke said.
“Luke; something about this doesn’t fit”. “Jeff was in love with Sofia”. She told me that he never strayed”, Elizabeth said.
“This is beginning to reek of Helena”, Luke said.
“With possibly a side of Diana”, Elizabeth said. “And I will find out”.
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WSB:
“Thanks for this Robert”, Elizabeth said. “I want you in there with me”.
“That I can do”, Robert said.
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“Hello Diana”, Elizabeth said as she and Robert entered.
“What do you want”, Diana said?
“I have a few questions for you”, Elizabeth said.
“Fine”, Diana said.
“Did you help Helena get some of Jeff’s sperm”, Elizabeth asked?
“Yes; why”, Diana said?
“Did you know what she planned to do with it”, Elizabeth asked?
“Yes”, Diana said.
“Why did you help her”, Elizabeth asked?
“Because it would hurt the Spencer family”. “I knew you were friends with Lucky”. “It would hurt him and by extension hurt you”, Diana said.
“Do you know what Helena’s reason was”, Elizabeth asked?
“To punish Luke”, Diana said.
“Did Laura know”, Elizabeth said.
“Apparently so”. “From what I was told Laura made a choice; protect Luke or Nik”. “She chose her son”, Diana said.
“Did anyone else know”, Elizabeth asked?
“I was told that Nikolas knew”, Diana said.
“Did you know that Sarah and Nik were sleeping together”, Elizabeth said?
“No”, Diana said.
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“Robert; I’m done here”, Elizabeth said.
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Greystone:
Sonny could believe everything that had come out during the trial.
“What are you thinking”, Kate asked?
“Luke and what came out about Lulu today”, Sonny said.
“Why don’t we check on Luke in the morning”, Kate said?
“Okay”, Sonny said.
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Webber home:
“I can’t believe Nik”. “My god”. “He wanted to take Elizabeth and make us all believe that she was dead”, Steven said.
“He wanted his own brother dead”, Olivia said.
“Yeah; that says a lot about his frame of mind”, Steven said.
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Madison Estate:
“What brings you by Diane”, Jason asked?
“We have an emergency custody hearing in an hour about Lulu. You two need to get ready”, Diane said.
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Family court:
As Elizabeth and Jason walked into the room Elizabeth was shocked to see Nik present. He was sitting in a chair handcuffed.
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“Everyone please sit down”. “We are here to decide where little Lesley Lu Spencer will be staying”. “Normally this would be a hearing for temporary custody; but I have been informed that the child’s mother will be incarcerated indefinitely”, the judge said. Mr. Holmes?
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Chapter 50
“My client; Laura Spencer, requests that her son Nik Cassadine be awarded custody”, Holmes said.
“Your honor”, Diane said. “Mr. Cassadine is facing prison time as well”.
“Yes; I was informed of that”, the judge said. “I have read over everything”.
“Miss Hardy; Mr. Morgan, I understand that you are willing to raise her”, the judge said?
“Yes we are”, Jason and Elizabeth said.
“I think that Jeff Webber would have wanted that, Elizabeth said”.
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“Mr. Holmes; I am hereby removing Lulu Spencer from your client’s custody and care”. “I recommend that she be retrieved from where she is and returned to Port Charles”, the judge said.
“I’ll arrange it your honor”, Luke said.
“Are you planning to contest Mr. Spencer”, the judge asked?
“No I don’t”, Luke said.
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“I want my sister with me”, Nik said.
“Mr. Cassadine; the charges that you are facing make that impossible”, the judge said. “That being said; Miss Hardy, Mr. Morgan, I hereby grant your petition for custody”.
“Thank you Your Honor”, Elizabeth said.
“It’s up to you if she sees her mother or Mr. Cassadine”, the judge said. “Good Luck”.
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Holmes knew that his client was going to be pissed. And she would be even more pissed off when she found out that Elizabeth was in control of if she was allowed to see her daughter.
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“In the news this evening our main story involves the Spencer family. The trial of Laura Spencer took an interesting turn today as it was announced that Laura Spencer’s daughter is not Luke Spencer’s. Also in the news is that in an emergency court session; Elizabeth Hardy was awarded custody of Lulu Spencer”.
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“Wow”, Steven said.
“How do you feel”, Olivia asked?
“My dad would have wanted it that way”, Steven said.
“Yeah”, Olivia said?
“Yeah”, Steven replied.
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“I can’t believe Laura”, Alexis said.
“I can”. “Laura has always thought that her past wouldn’t catch up with her”, Mac said.
“It’s still hard to believe”. “And what Elizabeth did”, Alexis said.
“That young lady is stronger than people think”, Mac said.
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PCPD:
“How could you let that happen”, Laura yelled?
“The evidence was against you”, Holmes said.
“What about Nik; she should be with Nik”, Laura said.
“The trouble your son is in makes him an unacceptable candidate”. “He’s facing prison time”, Holmes said.
“But why Elizabeth”, Laura demanded?
“Why not Miss Hardy”? “It’s what your daughter’s real father would have wanted”, Homes said.
“Is she going to let Nik and I see Lulu”, Laura asked?
“The judge said that it was up to Miss Hardy to decide that”, Holmes said.
“Hmmm”, Laura sighed.
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Scanlon home:
“Did you hear”, Karen said?
“Hear what”, Frank asked?
“Elizabeth and Jason were awarded custody of Lulu Spencer”, Karen said.
“Wow”, Frank commented.
“Jeff Webber was Lulu’s real father”, Karen said.
“Wow”, Frank said. “Who would have thought”?
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Collins home:
“I sure didn’t see that revelation coming”, Lucy said.
“I didn’t either”, Kevin said. “But I didn’t see Nik doing what he did either”.
“Why would Laura lie”, Lucy asked?
“I don’t know”. “But it’s all out in the open now”, Kevin said.
“That poor little girl”, Lucy said.
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Qs:
The family was in the library having coffee…
“I can’t believe that woman”, Monica said.
“I can”, Lila said. “Laura has always thought that she could do no wrong because she was Luke’s wife”.
“I happen to agree with my wife”, Edward said.
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“The judge gave Lulu to Elizabeth and Jason”. “He said that it would have been what Jeff would have wanted and I think that the judge was right”, Alan said.
“What about Nikolas”, Lila asked?
“Nik is in enough trouble that the judge never would have given her to him”, Monica said.
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Gatehouse:
“I still don’t understand why Lucky picked you”, McKenzie said.
“I think that he picked me because of my relationship to Elizabeth”. “I’ve known her since she came to live here with Steve and Audrey”, AJ said. “He knew that I would take the info; and use it to help Elizabeth”.
“And you did”, McKenzie said.
“Yes; but what about Lulu”, AJ asked?
“Lulu has Elizabeth; and all of us”, McKenzie said.
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DiLucca residence:
“What happened”, Roy asked?
“The judge took Lulu”, Bobbie said.
“Did she get placed in the system”, Roy asked?
“No”, Bobbie said. “Elizabeth was given custody”. “And I am glad that is way that it went”.
“How did Luke take it”? “How did Laura take it”, Roy asked?
“Luke took it pretty well”. “Laura was told; and went off on everyone”, Bobbie said.
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WSB:
“How is Elizabeth”, Caitlin asked?
“Dealing”. “She and her mom are getting Lulu settled in at the estate”, Gibbs said.
“Laura really messed up; didn’t she”, DiNozzo said?
“Yeah she did”. “She also didn’t count on her son, Lucky, finding out and documenting it”, Gibbs said.
“And her son was prepared”. “And her found out that Nikolas wanted him dead”, Caitlin said.
“Yup”, Gibbs said. “We need to keep an eye on Laura Spencer”, McGee said. “Where are they holding her son”?
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“Grand; why would Mrs. Spencer do that to her daughter”, Jenn asked?
“I don’t know honey”, Maggie said. “Some people just aren’t meant to be parents”.
“She’s definitely one of them”, Jenn replied.
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Next day->
Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
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“Ms. Owens”, the judge said after she was sitting down?
“The people rest your honor”, Rachel said.
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“Mr. Holmes”, the judge said?
“Your honor”, Mr. Holmes said reluctantly, “the defense calls Laura Spencer to the stand”.
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“Please stand. Raise your right hand. Do you promise that the testimony you shall give in the case before this court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Laura sneered.
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“Mrs. Spencer; how old was your son when he died”, Holmes asked?
“He was 16 years old”, Laura said.
“Did you know that Lucky and Elizabeth Hardy were only friends”, Holmes asked?
“No I did not”. “Nikolas told me that they were a couple”, Laura said lying.
“Did you know about Cara Bradford”, Holmes asked?
“No I did not”, Laura said lying again.
“Do you know Diana Webber”, Holmes asked?
“No I do not”, Laura said lying yet again.
“Do you know Sarah Webber McKay”, Holmes asked?
“Only as knowing her as Elizabeth Hardy’s older sister; although now we know that they two are not related to each other”, Laura said.
“Did you hire men to kill Elizabeth Hardy”, Holmes asked?
“No”, Laura said.
“Did you know that Elizabeth Hardy was the daughter of Sonny Corinthos”, Holmes asked?
“No I did not”, Laura said.
“Did you know that Elizabeth Hardy and Jason Morgan were engaged”, Holmes asked?
“No”, Laura said.
“Have you spoken to Miss Hardy recently”, Holmes asked?
“I tried; but I got her father instead”, Laura said.
“Did you know that your husband wasn’t your daughter, Lulu’s, father”, Holmes asked?
“No”, Laura said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Holmes said.
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“Ms. Owens”, the judge said.
“Mrs. Spencer; I am sorry about the loss of your son”, Rachel said.
“Thank you”, Laura said.
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“Mrs. Spencer; you claim that you did not know that your son and Elizabeth were just friends; well how do you explain the testimony of your other son, Nikolas, here in court and your husband”, Rachel asked?
“They are lying”, Laura said.
“What about everyone else who has testified to the fact that Lucky and Elizabeth were ever only friends”, Rachel said?
Laura didn’t respond.
“Well Mrs. Spencer; don’t have a lie for that one do you”, Rachel said? “It’s surprising since you have instant answers for every other question you’ve been asked here”.
“Objection your honor”, Holmes said weakly!
“Overruled”, the judge said. “Answer the question Mrs. Spencer”.
“Miss Owens; may we please start over”, Laura asked? She had realized that there was no way out of this.
“Are you all right Mrs. Spencer”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I am fine”, Laura said.
“Alright; let’s start over”, Rachel said. “Did you know that Lucky and Elizabeth were only ever friends”?
“Yes I did”, Laura said.
“Who told you that they were more than just friends”, Rachel asked?
“My son Nikolas did”, Laura said.
“How old was Lucky when he was killed”, Rachel asked?
“He was 16”, Laura said.
“Why would Nikolas lie to you and your husband about Lucky”, Rachel asked?
“I don’t know why”, Laura said
“Did you know about Cara Bradford”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I did”, Laura said.
“Were you there when Mr. and Mrs. Bradford were killed”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Laura said. Yet another time her son had lied to her.
“What did Nikolas tell you when you arrived”, Rachel asked?
“That he had to get rid of Cara”, Laura said.
“Did he tell you why he had to get rid of Cara Bradford”, Rachel asked?
“He told me that he wasn’t about to let some little trollop ruin Lucky’s future with Elizabeth”, Laura said.
“In the days after what happened at the Bradford home; did you threaten Cara”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Laura said.
“Did you know what Nikolas was really doing”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Laura said.
“Do you know Sarah Webber McKay”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Laura said.
“When did she first contact you”, Rachel asked?
“I was contacted 3 months after Lucky’s funeral”, Laura said.
“Were you living here in Port Charles at that time”, Rachel asked?
“No; Luke and I had left Port Charles”, Laura said. “But my oldest son was here”.
“What about your daughter Lulu”, Rachel asked appalled that the woman didn’t even acknowledge her own daughter.
“Why do you need to know that”, Laura demanded?
“Just answer the question Mrs. Spencer”, Rachel said.
“Answer the question Mrs. Spencer”, the judge ordered.
“Luke and I left her with my mother; Lesley Webber”, Laura said.
“And why didn’t you take her with you when you and your husband left town”, Rachel asked?
Laura didn’t answer.
“Is it because you didn’t want Lulu; because she wasn’t Luke’s daughter”, Rachel said. “Why take her when she wasn’t wanted”?
“Moving on”. “Did Sarah tell you what she wanted when she contacted you”, Rachel asked?
“She said that she knew that Elizabeth was at fault for what happened to Lucky; and she wanted to help”, Laura said.
“Did she say how she wanted to help”, Rachel asked?
“She wanted to help me get rid of Elizabeth”, Laura said.
“Did you hire men to Kill Elizabeth Hardy”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I did”, Laura said.
“Did you hire men to kill Jason Morgan”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; he was in the way of my accomplishing my goal of killing Elizabeth”, Laura stated.
“May I ask why you didn’t bring your son Nikolas with you when you fled Greece”, Rachel asked?
“His uncle said that he would protect him from his grandmother and father”. “When I attempted to flee the first time; I took him with me, but Helena and Stavros brought us back”, Laura said.
“Do you no regret not bringing him back to Port Charles with you”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Laura said calmly.
“Did you know what Nikolas was really planning in regards to Elizabeth Hardy”, Rachel asked?
“No I didn’t”, Laura said.
“I don’t believe you; but that is neither here nor there”, Rachel said.
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“Do you know Diana Webber”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; she called me to offer her condolences about Lucky”. “She said that it was Elizabeth's fault”, Laura said.
“Did you know from the beginning that Diana wanted Elizabeth dead”, Rachel asked?
“Since Lucky's funeral yes”. “She told me she would end Elizabeth's life during her call”. “Before that no, Laura said.
“Did you know why she wanted Elizabeth dead”, Rachel asked?
“No; she never told me that”, Laura stated. “Although I did ask her several times during that phone call”.
“Did you know why Sarah wanted Elizabeth dead”, Rachel asked?
“Sarah told me that she wanted Elizabeth dead because Elizabeth stood in the way of Sarah getting her inheritance”, Laura said.
“Did Sarah elaborate about what inheritance she meant”, Rachel asked?
“No she did not; and I asked her to clarify that for me but she always refused to do so”, Laura said.
“How do you feel now that you know the truth about Nikolas wanting Lucky dead”, Rachel asked?
“I am very angry at Nikolas right now”. “Lucky was his brother; yet he wanted him dead”. “I didn't realize how much like his father Nikolas really is”. “And I am scared for him as I am seeing that even from the grave; his father has been able to influence him”, Laura said. “I also know that he will have to pay for what he's done concerning Lucky”.
“But he won’t have to pay for what he did to Elizabeth Hardy”, Rachel said?
Laura didn’t explain her comment.
“Again moving on”. “Did you know that Miss Hardy and Mr. Morgan were involved and engaged”, Rachel asked?
“I was told by Sarah that they were just friends”, Laura said.
“Have you spoken to Elizabeth or Jason recently”, Rachel asked?
“I tried”. “Her father; Sonny doesn't trust me”, Laura said.
“Did you know that Lulu wasn't Luke's daughter”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”. “I've known since the beginning”, Laura said.
“Why did you keep it a secret”, Rachel asked?
“Because I know Diana”. “She would have taken Lesley Lu”. “I refused to let her do to Lulu what she did to Steven”, Laura said. “And I figured that he would give me whatever I wanted once he knew”.
“So all your daughter Lulu is to you is a means to an end; is that correct”, Rachel said?
Laura again kept quiet.
“Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
“Mr. Holmes”, the judge asked?
“Nothing further”, Holmes said.
Laura returned to her seat next to Mr. Holmes.
“Your honor, the defense rests”, Mr. Holmes said.
“We will adjourn until tomorrow morning at 9 am”, the judge said.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
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Madison Estate:
“Are we in trouble”, Caitlyn asked as they all sat down?
“No you're not in trouble”. “I have something important to tell you”, Elizabeth said.
“What”, Riley asked?
“Well; you all know that Lulu is living here with us now”, Elizabeth said.
“Yeah”, was everyone's reply.
“Well; it came out in court that Lulu is your sister”, Elizabeth said.
“How”, Cassidy asked?
“Your dad; Jeff was her real father”, Elizabeth explained.
“Did he know”, Caitlynn asked?
“No; but we still don't have all of the answers about this”. “We are looking for them”, Elizabeth said.
“Will you tell us when you find them”, Riley asked?
“Yes we will”, Elizabeth said.
“What do you think”, Audrey asked watching her grandchildren with Lulu?
“I hope that they can accept Lulu”, Elizabeth said.
“And if not”, Audrey asked as Jason walked in?
“Then we adopt her and raise her as our own daughter”, Jason said. “I would like for us to adopt them all. I think that Jeff and Sofia would have wanted that”.
“Wow”, Audrey said with a smile. “But I think that Laura may cause problems”.
“I am not going to give her a choice”, Jason said. “After the way that she has treated that little girl, Laura can at least do that much”.
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Next morning->
Courthouse:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Please be seated”, the judge said. “Ms. Owens you may continue”, the judge said.
“Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen of the jury, again my name is Rachel Owens, and I am the special prosecutor in this case. In my opening statement, I mentioned that I would call witnesses to testify as to the defendant’s guilt. Each witness testified as I explained and we have established the following facts beyond a reasonable doubt: 1) that Laura Spencer did in fact want Elizabeth Hardy dead, 2) the defendant did intentionally hire men to kill Elizabeth Hardy, 3) that the defendant did in fact hold Kelly’s diner hostage so that she could kill Elizabeth Hardy, and 4) that the defendant was in full knowledge that Elizabeth Hardy was not at fault for her son’s death”.
“We would ask you to reject the defense theories of the case. On the stand Laura Spencer admitted to the facts that I just states as well as admitted to knowing that Sarah Webber McKay and Diana Webber wanted Elizabeth Hardy dead”. “But yet; shows no remorse for what she did”.
“In conclusion, we would ask that you find the defendant guilty as charged”. “Thank you”.
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“Good afternoon, my name is Mr. Holmes, and again I am the defense lawyer in this case. In the case that the prosecutor has presented to you today there is insufficient proof to convict. We would ask for a verdict of not guilty. Laura Spencer is not responsible for the false information that was given to her under false pretenses. She only acted on what she had been told by her son and others that she had no reason to not believe”.
“In conclusion; I ask that you find my client not guilty. Thank
You”.
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“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I am now going to read to you the law that you must follow in deciding this case. To prove the crime charged against the defendant, the prosecution must prove three things to you:
First, that the defendant did in fact hire the men that attempted to kill Elizabeth Hardy; Second, that the defendant was completely knowledgeable about the truth in this case; Third, that the defendant intended to take Elizabeth Hardy’s life in any way possible.
If each of you believes that the prosecution proved all three of these things beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the defendant guilty. But if you believe the prosecution did not prove any one of these things beyond a reasonable doubt, then you must find the defendant not guilty, the judge informed the jury”.
“Proof beyond a reasonable doubt does not mean beyond all possible doubt. It means that you must consider all of the evidence and that you are very sure that the charge is true”.
The jury was then led out of the courtroom to deliberate the case before them.
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Port Charles Police Dept:
“Commissioner; I would like to talk to Elizabeth and Emily”, Nikolas said.
“That will be entirely up to them Mr. Cassadine”, Mac said.
......
“Thanks for coming in”, Mac said.
“What's going on Mac”, Elizabeth asked as she, Emily, Jason, Gibbs and Sonny entered the police station?
“Nikolas is asking to speak with you and Emily”, Mac said to both her and Elizabeth.
“No”, Emily said. “Nothing he is going to say is going to be the truth. He can go to hell”!!
“Elizabeth what about you”, Mac asked?
“Right now; the answer is no”. “Jason, my dad and Gibbs can see what he wants”, Elizabeth said.
“What about you three”, Mac asked the 3 men?
“We'll see what his royal highness wants”, Sonny said.
“Why are you three here”? “Where are Elizabeth and Emily”, Nikolas demanded?
“Elizabeth and Emily have refused your request to visit; we came in their places”, Gibbs said.
“What did you want to talk to them about”, Sonny asked?
“I wanted to explain and make them understand”, Nikolas said firmly. Some part of him still didn’t realize that Jason was going to kill him. He wanted to try to get himself out of this mess.
“Explain what; how you planned the night in the park in order to get rid of your brother and make my goddaughter beholden to you”, Gibbs said?
“You wouldn't understand about Lucky; and as for Elizabeth, she was supposed to turn to ME not him”, Nikolas said pointing at Jason. “He’s nothing but a criminal and a brain damaged thug”.
“What else did you want to explain”? “How you conspired with Diana and Sarah Webber McKay to kill Elizabeth”, Jason asked?
“She deserved what happened”, Nikolas said. Looking at Jason he said: “She was supposed to be with me; not you”.
“I bet it being announced that she's my daughter put a damper on all of your plans didn't it”? After that what were you going to do”, Sonny asked?
“I still would have gotten what I wanted; you wouldn't have been able to stop me”, Nikolas sneered.
“How do you think that”, Sonny demanded?
“I would have made both of us disappear; and you never would have found us”, Nikolas stated.
“Were you in on everything with Sarah”, Gibbs asked?
Nikolas didn't answer.
“What about Elizabeth's kidnapping at the Gala”, Sonny asked?
“I was going to take Elizabeth before Sarah arrived to watch those men kill her”, Nikolas said.
“How were you planning on neutralizing me”, Jason asked?
“By killing you”, Nikolas said.
“What about me and her mother”, Sonny asked?
“The same”, Nikolas said.
“What about Steven and Audrey”, Gibbs asked?
“They would have thought that she was dead”, Nikolas said. “I would have had her all to myself for the rest of my life; which was what was meant to be”.
“You know that Mac would have never believed that she was dead”. “He would have hunted you down until he found you”, Sonny said.
“So what; he never would have found us”, Nikolas said matter of fact.
“What about Sarah”, Gibbs asked?
“All Sarah has been to me was a means to an end”, Nick said.
“Does she know that”, Sonny said?
“It doesn't matter”, Nikolas said.
“What about Lulu and your mother”, Gibbs asked?
“They are of no consequence to me”, Nikolas stated.
“Wow”, Sonny said.
“What about my sister”, Jason asked?
“She meant nothing to me then; and that still stands now”, Nikolas said.
“What about my wife”, Mac asked speaking for the first time?
“She's a bastard that my grandfather created by mistake”, Nikolas said. “My grandmother should have killed her when she killed Kristen”.
“What were you planning on doing about me”, Gibbs asked with brows quirked?
“You; I didn't count on”, Nik said. “You came out of nowhere and ruined all of my plans”.
“Good”, Jethro said.
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Madison Estate:
“You're really my grandma aren't you”, Lulu asked? “Your son Jeff was my dad wasn't he”?
“If your dad was here; he would have loved you”. “And yes, I am your grandma”, Audrey said.
“Do you want me grandma”, Lulu asked? “Do you love me”?
“Yes I want you and I love you very much”, Audrey said pulling her into a hug.
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WSB:
“I want to see agent Gibbs this instant”, Sarah said.
“I'll see if he is available”, McGee said.
“Thanks”, Sarah said sneering.
......
“Sarah's asking for you again”, McGee told Jethro.
“Yeah; is she now”, Gibbs said?
“Yeah”, Tim said.
.......
“Hello Sarah”, Gibbs said. “You wanted to see me”?
“Yeah I want to see Deke”, Sarah said.
“And you know what I want in order for me to let you see him”, Gibbs said.
“I don't have to tell you anything”, Sarah said. “And you know that”.
“Then I don't have to let you see Deke”, Gibbs said.
“You can go to hell Gibbs”, Sarah said as she was being led back to her cell.
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“He wouldn't let you see Deke would he”, Diana said?
“Go to hell mother”, Sarah said to the woman in the cell next to hers.
“How does it feel not to get what you want Sarah”, Georgia aske?
“Shut up you whore”, Sarah yelled!
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Qs:
“Is everything ready Alice”, Lila asked?
“Yes Miss Lila”, Alice said. “All the kids will be here soon”.
“Good; thank you Alice”, Lila said.
“Hello grandmother”, Michael said as he Morgan and Joss came in.
“Hello dears”, Lila said as Kate came in behind them. Hello Kate.
“Hello Lila”, Kate said with a smile.
“Is everyone else here”, Michael asked?
“Not yet”, Lila said.
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“Good morning Lila”, Audrey said walking in with all of her grandchildren.
“Good morning Audrey”, Lila said.
“The kids are looking forward to today”, Audrey informed Lila.
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“Hello Miss Lila”, Georgie said walking in with her sisters.
“Good Morning Georgie”, Lila said.
Thank you Mrs. Lila”, Kristina and Molly said.
“How are you doing Maggie”, Audrey asked?
Taking things a day at a time”, Maggie said.
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“Thank you for having us”, Hayden said as they came in.
“You’re welcome dear”, Lila said.
“Hello grams”, the kids said.
Audrey hugged them before they moved on to find the other kids.
“Hello Olivia”, Lila said.
“Good morning”, Olivia replied with a smile.
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“Hello Mrs. Quartermaine”, Patrick said while carrying Emma.
“Good morning”. “I don’t think you’ll find any closets here that you and Robin can meet in”, Lila said being cheeky.
Audrey and the other adults had to laugh at the look on Patrick’s face.
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“Hello Mrs. Lila”, Lindsay said as she and her brothers walked in.
“Hello my dears”, Lila said.
“Good morning Lila”, Karen said.
“Good morning”, Lila replied.
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“Hello Lucy”, Audrey said.
“Hello”, Lucy said as Serena went to find the other kids.
“Any more calls from Scott”, Lila asked?
“No; thank god”. “Hopefully Scott has taken the hint”, Lucy said.
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Next to arrive was Chloe, Mack and Eli.
“Hello Lila”, Chloe said.
“Hello dear”, Lila said. “Are you designing Elizabeth’s dress”?
“Yes; but don’t tell her”. “I am gifting it to her”, Chloe said. “Hello Audrey”.
“Good morning Chloe”, Audrey said.
“How is Lulu doing”, Chloe asked?
“Confused and angry”, Audrey said. “The kids have accepted her but I think that she still feels that she doesn’t belong”.
“Hopefully things will get better”, Chloe said.
“I would love for us to plan her wedding so that she and Jason could just enjoy their time; but I don’t know if we could do it and not have them mad at us”.
“Let me see if I can get her to agree to let us; as long as we don’t go overboard”.
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“What a welcome gift”, Lila said as AJ walked in with her great granddaughters.
“Hello grandmother”, AJ said. “Hello Mrs. Hardy”.
“Hello AJ; Mackenzie must be working”, Audrey said?
“Yeah; paperwork has piled up”, AJ said.
The girls gave Lila a hug and then went to have fun.
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“Mrs. Hardy, can I see you for a minute out in the hall”, Alice whispered?
“What’s wrong Alice”, Audrey asked once they were out in the hall?
“Luke is at the front door”. “He asked to speak to you”, Alice said.
“Alright”, Audrey said as she headed to the front door.
“Hello Luke; you wanted to speak to me”, Audrey said?
“Yes”. “Elizabeth gave permission for me to see Lulu”. “I am planning on leaving to for good once Laura’s trial is over”. “I wanted to see Lulu before I left”’, Luke said handing Audrey a piece of paper.
Audrey read the one then said: “Alice can you take him to Lulu”?
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“Hello gumdrop”, Luke said.
“Hi”, Lulu said. “Did you know”?
“No I didn’t”, Luke said. “How are you”?
“I’m okay”. “The other kids are good to me”. “Jason and Elizabeth spoil me”, Lulu said. “Why did she lie”?
“I don’t know”, Luke said.
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Next day:
The jury was back and everyone was in the courtroom…
“All rise”, the bailiff said as the judge entered the courtroom.
“Please be seated”, the judge said. “Has the jury reached a decision”, the judge asked?
“We have your honor”, the Foreman said.
“Will the defendant please rise”, the judge said?
“How does the jury find”, the judge asked?
“We find the defendant, Laura Spencer, guilty on all counts”, the Foreman said.
“Thank you for your hard work”. “You are now dismissed”, the judge said. “We will adjourn until Monday morning”. “At that time I will hear oral statements before deciding on sentencing”, the judge said.
“All rise”, the bailiff said before the judge left the courtroom.
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Monday morning->
Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Please be seated”, the judge ordered. “Ms. Owens”, the judge said. “You can begin…”
“Good morning your honor; my name is NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs”, Gibbs said.
“And which side are you representing Agent Gibbs”, the judge asked?
“The victim, Elizabeth Hardy”, Gibbs said.
“Continue”, the judge said.
“Your honor; I have known Elizabeth Hardy since she was a baby. I was named as her godfather; by Jeff Webber, who at the time we believed was her father. I take that responsibility very highly. Despite Mrs. Spencer telling the truth here in this courtroom; she has shown no remorse for what she did. She hired me to try and kill my goddaughter. She hired men to try and kill the young man that my goddaughter loves very much. She aligned herself with Sarah Webber who also wants my goddaughter dead. All I ask is that her punishment fit the crime for which she has been found guilty of”, Gibbs said.
“Your honor; my name is Harrison Falconeri”, Harrison said.
“Which table are you giving a statement for”, the judge asked?
“The victim, Elizabeth Hardy”, Harrison said.
“Continue”, the judge said.
“I am Elizabeth Hardy’s great grandfather. Her mother Kate is my granddaughter. Mrs. Spencer has shown absolutely no remorse for trying to kill and innocent woman. It doesn’t matter that she didn’t know that Elizabeth was Sonny’s daughter; you don’t go after innocent people and kill them. Her son was not murdered; he was killed trying to save his friend. Her smearing of it; doesn’t change the truth. I ask that she get the maximum sentence allowed under the law”, Harrison said before sitting down.
“Your honor; my name is Alexandra Falconeri. I am a US senator for the state of New York”, Alex said.
“Continue”, the judge said.
“Thank you your honor, Alex said. The victim Elizabeth Hardy is my granddaughter. Mrs. Spencer has no excuse for claiming that she didn’t know that Elizabeth was Sonny Corinthos’ daughter. All she would have had to do after the first shooting was do some research on the internet. We; Elizabeth’s family, didn’t he the fact that we found out that she was family. That would have ended her vendetta right there. But she chose to continue to believe that she was right and that the rest of the world was wrong. She has known Commissioner Mac Scorpio for years; and yet she believes rumors and innuendos over someone she knew and trusted. I ask that you throw the book at her”.
“Your honor; my name is Alan Quartermaine Jr. I have known the Elizabeth Hardy since she came to live with her grandparents, Dr. Steve and Audrey Hardy when she was 5 years old. Elizabeth is like a part of the Quartermaine family. And yes Laura has known this as well. She has known Elizabeth since she befriended Lucky when the Spencer family moved back to Port Charles. Laura knows that Elizabeth would never have hurt Lucky. She also knows that all Elizabeth ad Lucky were to each other was friends. Yet; despite everyone telling her that they were not dating, she chose to believe that they were and act accordingly. She has wanted Elizabeth dead since Lucky’s death; which means that she had been planning to kill her for that long. I ask that Laura Spencer been given the harshest sentence allowed”, AJ said.
“Good morning your honor; I am Edward Quartermaine. I two have known both parties for many years, but what Laura seems to have forgotten is that I know that she has done a lot of illegal things as well over the years, things that she has gotten away with. She seemed to think that because of the fact that her husband and Robert Scorpio defeated Helena Cassadine, that she and her family should be given a free pass when they commit crimes. I ask that Laura Spencer be given the same punishment that she tried to give to Elizabeth Hardy; a young woman whose only crime was being in the park the same night that Lucky Spencer died, as a result of Lucky trying to get to his friend to help her”, Edward said.
“Your honor; I am Mike Corbin. Elizabeth Hardy is my granddaughter. Laura Spencer chose to act and then ask questions after. Had she bothered to call and talk to her sister in law, Bobbie Jones, she would have known that Elizabeth was Sonny’s daughter. She also would have known that my granddaughter didn’t kill Lucky had she read the police report that Mac offered to let her read before leaving Port Charles. She chose not to do any of those things. She has also no bothered to apologize to either my granddaughter of her parents for what harm she has cause our family”.
“Sir; my name is Sonny Corinthos. Elizabeth is my daughter. I have known the Spencer family for years. And yet after Lucky died no one called once to ask anything. That is all that it would have taken for Laura to find out that Elizabeth was my daughter and that Lucky’s death was an accident. But she never called. I would be willing to show a little compassion to her if she had shown any remorse during this trial, but she never has. We just recently found out that Elizabeth is our daughter, and Laura tried to take that away from us. Your honor, I ask that she be made to serve a very lengthy sentence”.
“Your honor; my name is Emily Quartermaine. Lucky Spence was one of my best friends. Elizabeth Hardy is the other one. I have known Elizabeth since she came to live with Steve and Audrey Hardy. How Laura can say that Elizabeth was the one responsible for Lucky’s death is ludicrous. I was there in the park being held by those college kids while Elizabeth was being beaten and raped. Lucky and Nikolas were at the other end of the park; which make what Laura believes impossible, as Elizabeth couldn’t be at the other end of the park if I saw her being hurt right in front of me. Laura Spencer simply doesn’t want to admit that she is wrong; because like all Spencer's, she thinks that she is right and the rest of the world is wrong. As far as I am concerned you can throw the book at her”, Emily said.
“Your honor; I am Dr. Steven Webber. Yes we have recently found out that Elizabeth is not really related to us Hardys or Webbers; but as far as I am concerned she is still my sister. My father raised her until he brought her here to live with my grandparents. Laura Spencer has shown absolutely no remorse for the fact that she tried several times with Sarah Webber to kill Elizabeth. She chose not to get her facts straight. All she had to do was ask. And as for her believing Nikolas; that is on her, she should have considered the source, especially seeing as when Nikolas first came to Port Charles he tried to date Elizabeth. She should not be shown any leniency”, Steven said.
“My name is Audrey Hardy. I am Elizabeth Hardy’s grandmother; that will never change. All I want to say is that any remorse Laura Spencer would have shown here in court would have been too little too late”.
“Court will recess while I make my decision”, the judge said.
Chapter 51
Continued from previous chapter…….
“I want justice for our daughter”, Kate said. “And I feel that for that to happen, Laura needs a very lengthy sentence”.
“If grandpa had been here; I think that he would have asked you to make her swim with the fish”, Steven said.
“And I might have given into that request”, Sonny said with a smirk. “Your grandfather was very protective of Elizabeth”.
“Yes he was, Audrey piped in”. “Steve was very angry when we found Elizabeth on the doorstep”. “And Steve thought that Jeff’s explanation was not good enough”.
“I think that Laura expects to get away with this”, Mac said. “But I don’t think that the judge took too kindly to the fact that she has shown no remorse for any of it”. “She thinks just like Luke, sorry Bobbie”.
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“I don’t think that Gibbs will allow them to let her off”. “Apparently; Gibbs has dug us some things that she and Luke did while on the run that were against the law”, Robert said.
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“What do you mean Gibbs found crimes that them committed”, Robin asked?
“Well; it seems that Luke thought that since they were on the run and no one had found them, that he could steal from the people that he was working for”, Robert said.
“Wow”, was all Robin could say.
“And Laura never had Luke charged with rap after he raped her at the campus disco”, Anna said. “So she has gone on to believe that she can do nothing wrong”. “Look at what she did to Nikolas; she left him in Greece with the Cassadine family rather than bring him home and raise him”. “Gibbs figures that she never wanted Nikolas”, Anna said.
“Laura is delusional when it comes to the truth”, Patrick said.
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“I will never forget that night in the park”, Frank said.
“No one will”, Elizabeth said. “Least of all me”.
“What do you think Laura is going to do if she is given a long sentence”, Lucy asked?
“She’ll try to appeal and get out of serving any time”. “She will claim that she wasn’t properly represented”, Kevin said. “She now knows how to use the system, she learned that from Luke”.
“The big thing is that I have heard from a lot of people about the fact that Lucky was a really good kid”. “And that he and Nikolas got along really well; was that just bullshxx”, Mac said.
“I think that in the beginning Nikolas really tried to get to know and love his little brother”. “But when you take into consideration that even after Laura returned to Port Charles and remarried Luke, they had Lucky; but she never made any attempt to go and get Nikolas away from the Cassadines or to prove to him that she really did love him”, Elizabeth said. “Now understand; I am not making any excuses for Nikolas’ behavior, but when you are taught that you have to compete for your mother’s affections, you learn a skewed set of ideals about the relationships you will have”.
“Then to be brought to Port Charles by Laura only because Lulu was sick and needed a bone marrow transplant further showed Nikolas that Lucky and Lulu were more important to his mother than he was”, Emily said.
“Well from what I hear Luke is cutting his losses and leaving”, Edward said.
“Yes he is”, Elizabeth said. “He went to see Lulu while everyone was at your home”. “He went to say goodbye; he told me that as soon as she is sentenced he is going to tell Laura and leave”.
“Not to be pissy; but I think that Lulu is better off now. “I know that Luke was led to believe that she was his; and I feel sorry for him”, Alan said. “But she is better off without Laura in her life”.
“The worst part is that she did damage to Lulu”. “That little girl was neglected because Laura only wanted Lucky”, Monica said.
“And now she is paying for that”, Jason said.
“Are you guys adopting her”, AJ asked?
“We are going to be adopting all of Jeff’s children”. I think that is what Jeff and Sofia would have wanted”. And as for Lulu; that had been the plan anyway”, Elizabeth said.
“You have a very good heart kiddo”, AJ said.
“I know”, Elizabeth replied.
“I am just angry at Laura; she hurt my brother”. “Yes; my brother is screwed up, but she used that to her advantage”, Bobbie said. “And now everyone is paying for it”.
“Brennan wanted to come out for the trial”, Elizabeth said.
“How is she”, Audrey asked?
“They are doing okay”. “She told me that her dad was let go from the station”. “He is trying to find a different job”, Elizabeth said. “Her dad needed her more than I needed her”.
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“What do you think”, Laura asked?
“It is all up to the judge how much time you get”, Holmes said.
“Luke what do you think”, Laura asked?
“After you are sentenced; there is something that I need to tell you”, Luke said.
“Tell me now”, Laura said.
“It can wait until after”, Luke said.
“JUST TELL ME LUKE”, Laura yelled.
“Fine”! “After you’re sentenced, I am leaving”, Luke said.
“What do you mean leaving”, Laura demanded?
“I mean that I have packed up and once I leave, I’m not coming back”, Luke said. “This was the last straw Laura”. “Alexis said that she will bring you the divorce papers; please sign them so that we can both move on”.
“How dare you”, Laura said. “What is wrong with you”? “I did this for us, for our family”.
“You didn’t do this for our family; you did this for revenge against a sweet innocent young woman that you blamed for what other people did”. Do you not remember what was happening to Elizabeth that night in the park; she was being raped while Lucky was being killed”, Luke said. “You know as well as I do that she was not responsible for what happened to our son”. “You need to grow up and start living in the real world; instead of this fantasy you are choosing to live in”.
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Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
The judge then entered the courtroom. “Please be seated”, she said. “Will the defendant, Laura Spencer please stand”.
Laura and her attorney rose.
“When I was in chamber deliberating the sentence I would be handing down; I went back and reviewed all the evidence, victim impact statements as well as the police reports from when you son died. Your son’s death was ruled as accidental; as a result of the attack in the park that night. But you chose to blame one of the other victims of that same attack rather than accepting the police’s findings. Which makes you partially responsible putting for what your other son and Sarah Webber-McKay did into motion”, the judge said.
“Therefore; I hereby sentence you, Laura Spencer, to 10 years. You will serve at least nine years of your sentence before you will be allowed to be eligible for parole. Take the time while you are incarcerated to determine why you would believe other people over a police department’s findings”, the judge said.
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“Court is now adjourned”, the judge said after Laura was led from the courtroom.
“All rise”, the bailiff said before the judge left the courtroom.
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WSB:
“What the hell”, everyone said as alarms started going off?
“Gibbs”, Robert yelled! “Diana and Sarah are fighting in cells”.
“Damn it”, Gibbs yelled running after Robert with his team following.
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By the time he and Robert got there the guards were having a hard time stopping the fight.
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“Open it”, Gibbs said. A guard opened the door.
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“That is enough”, Gibbs said pulling Sarah off of Diana by Sarah’s hair. “Now who the hell started it”?
“She did”, both of them yelled pointing at the other person.
“Which clown put these two in the same cell to being with”, Gibbs demanded?
“I did”, a lowly guard said. “Why”?
“One of Agent Gibbs’ rules is never let suspects stay together”, Caitlin said.
“Put them in different cells; at different ends of the block”, Gibbs said and watch them closely.
“Yes sir”, the guard said. He knew that he was going to get it from Agent Scorpio.
“I demand to see Deke”, Sarah said.
“Really”? “Well you know what my terms are”, Gibbs said. “What will it be”?
Sarah remained silent.
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After 10 minutes Gibbs said: “then good night”.
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2 days later->
Women’s Prison:
Jason was sitting down when a guard brought Laura in and cuffed her to the table.
“Where is Elizabeth”, Laura demanded? “We need to talk about my daughter”.
“So now she’s your daughter”. “What about when you left her here when you and Luke left town”. “Did you even care that she needed you and Luke”. “What about when you lied to the entire town about who her father was”, Jason said.
“This is none of your business”, Laura said. “So stay out of it”.
“Elizabeth isn’t coming”. “I don’t trust you to be in the same room with her; even if you are handcuffed to the table”, Jason said.
“Then why are you here”, Laura said?
“Because you and I need to have a talk”, Jason said. “And there are some papers that you need to sign”.
“What papers”, Laura demanded?
“You will see”, Jason said. He was doing this for both Elizabeth and Lulu. That little girl needed a lot of love.
“So what did you want to talk about”, Laura sneered. “About how your fiancé’ got my son killed”?
“No; I am here because we need to talk about what is best for Lulu”, Jason said.
“What was best for Lulu was to be with Nikolas”, Laura said.
“The judge didn’t think so; considering that he is being charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit kidnapping and a whole slew of other charges”, Jason said.
“So what”, Laura said. “So what about Lulu”?
“You are going to do what Elizabeth and I think is best for Lulu”, Jason said.
“And what do you and that bixxx think is best for my daughter”, Laura asked?
“You are going to sign these papers that terminate your parental rights; and then Elizabeth and I are going to adopt Lulu and raise her as our own”, Jason said.
“Like hell I will”, Laura said.
“Oh you can choose not to sign them; but that isn’t going to stop me”. “You have two choices: you can sign them, and do what is best for that little girl, and live out your life in prison or after”. “Or, I forged your name on the documents; and I make sure that you don’t live to serve all your sentence and you never leave prison alive”, Jason said. “Your choice”.
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“I want to see Lulu first”, Laura demanded thinking that she could stall.
“No; that is not a part of the deal”. “You have hurt that little girl enough”. “Elizabeth and I will not allow you to hurt her more”, Jason said.
“Then how are you going to explain why I did this to her, my mother and Nikolas”. “My mother and Nikolas will not buy this”, Laura said.
“They will because we have a letter already written to give to them explaining how you feel that it would be better for her this way”, Jason said.
“My mother is going to come and see me; and I can make sure that I get to see Nikolas”. “I will tell them the truth”, Laura spewed.
“You won’t be seeing anyone”, Jason said. “I am going to make sure that you are not allowed to see Nikolas”. “And as for your mother, she's has stated that she is done with you”. “She is upset about your lying about who Lulu’s father was”. “And if you try to contact Nikolas; he won’t live to try to help you”. “So what is it going to be”?
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After 10 minutes of Laura staring at him; she yanked the papers over and signed them then said: “this is not over, not by a long shot”. “I will get my daughter back”.
“It’s over Laura”. “If you want to live a long life it had better be over”. “I have people watching you”, Jason said before standing and walking out of the room.
“Damn it”, Laura yelled.
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“Did she do it”, Francis asked?
“Yes; set everything in motion”. “Make sure that Nikolas is sent a copy”. “If Laura tries anything I want her ended”, Jason said. “She will no longer hurt this family”.
“Will do”, Francis said.
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One week later:
Various locations->
Holmes, attorney at law:
“What’s going on”, Nikolas asked?
“It has to do with your mother”, Homes said. Mr. Morgan had tried to pay him for doing this; but he had refused… That little girl deserved better than Laura Spencer and this evil young man for family.
“Then why are they here”, Nikolas asked pointing to Elizabeth and Jason?
“All you need to know is that all are here by request of your mother”, Holmes said. He wasn’t representing this young man in court.
Nikolas huffed but remained quiet.
“Alright; let’s begin”, Holmes said once everyone was sitting down.
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“We are here today because Mrs. Spencer has made some decisions regarding her daughter, Lulu Spencer”, Holmes said.
“What kind of decisions”, Nikolas demanded? “I have a right to know, she is my sister after all”.
“Nikolas, let the man finish”, Lesley said.
“Fine”, Nikolas said.
“Please continue Mr. Holmes”, Lesley said.
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“Laura has decided to do what is right for her daughter”, Holmes said.
“What does that mean”, Nikolas asked?
“It means that for one your mother has signed away her parental rights to Lesley Lu Spencer”, Holmes said.
“Then that means that my grandmother will be raising her”, Nikolas said.
“No it doesn’t”, Homes said.
“Then who will be raising her if it’s not Lesley”, Nikolas demanded?
“Your mother has requested that Miss Hardy adopt Lulu”, Holmes said. Handing Lesley a letter which she quietly read.
“What about me; where’s my letter of explanation”, Nikolas asked?
“There is not a letter for you”, Holmes stated.
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Lesley had made a decision a while before this that Lulu needed her siblings; and that didn’t include Nikolas, he had turned out to be just like his grandmother Helena and his father Stavropol. No, Lulu needed Jeff’s children. I will honor my daughter’s wishes, Lesley said.
“Like hexx we will”, Nikolas said. “I will fight this”.
“That is your purgative Mr. Cassadine; but know this: you are currently sitting in jail, charged with various crimes and a judge will not give you young Lulu”, Holmes said.
“Nikolas; you need to let this go”. “Your mother knows what best for your sister”, Lesley said.
“No; this is not over”, Nikolas said. “My mother is incapable of knowing what is best for my sister”.
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Scorpio residence:
“What are you doing here Felicia”, Mac asked when he opened the front door?
“I’m here to get my daughters”. “I am taking them back with me”, Felicia said.
“I don’t think so”, Mac said. “You need to leave Felicia”. “Now”.
“I’ll leave; but I am coming back, and I am taking my daughter with me when I leave”, Felicia said before she finally left.
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“What are you going to do”, Alexis asked?
“First I am going to call Robert and Anna”, Mac said.
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“What is wrong Mac”, Robert asked when he and Anna had arrived?
“Felicia is what is wrong”, Mac said. “She showed up and said that she was taking the girls”.
“She has charges pending against her for child abandonment; her taking the girls is not going to happen”, Anna said.
“They weren’t able to arrest her when those charges were files, because they couldn’t find her”, Mac said.
“They are still active; so she can be arrested”, Robert said. “They are still active right”?
“Yeah she can, why”, Mac asked?
“Because we are going to give her a choice”, Robert said.
“What choice”, Mac asked?
“Either she signs away her rights; or she’s going to jail for a long time”. “And they will still strip her of her rights to the girls”, Robert said.
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“Good morning”, Felicia said. “Is Ms. Miller in”?
“May I ask who would like to see her”, Cassidy asked?
“Felicia Jones”, she said.
“One moment please”, Cass said.
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“Diane”, Cass said?
“Yes”, Diane replied?
“There is a Felicia Jones here to see you”, Cass said.
“Thank you Cassidy”, Diane said. She knew exactly who Felicia Jones was. She also had a hunch as to why she was here; but Diane wouldn’t be helping her take the girls away from Mac. “Send her in”.
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“What can I do for you Ms. Jones”, Diane asked?
“I would like to hire you to help me get my daughters back”, Felicia said.
“From whom”, Diane asked playing along?
“Commissioner Mac Scorpio”, Felicia said.
“And why does he have your children”, Diane asked?
“I left them in his care when my grandmother got sick”. “I went to care for her”. “Then again when I went to find my husband, Frisco Jones”, Felicia said.
“How long have they been in his care”, Diane asked?
“Since Georgie, my youngest, was six months old”, Felicia said.
“And how old is she now”, Diane asked?
“7 years old”, Felicia replied.
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“Ms. Jones; I am going to be completely honest with you”. “No judge is going to take children from the man who adopted them when the two of you got married”. “He has been their father since that time”. “He has been both parents since you left”. “I am suggesting that you leave Maxie and Georgie where they are”, Diane said.
“I’m not willing to do that”, Felicia said as she stood. “I’m going to leave Port Charles with my children”.
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Felicia’s hotel room:
“What do you three want”, Felicia said opening the door?
“We need to have a talk”, Anna said.
“Why should I talk to any of you”? “Especially you Robert; your brother is keeping me away from my children”, Felicia said.
“Because we could arrest you here and now”, Anna said.
“What for”, Felicia asked?
“There are charges pending against you for child abandonment Felicia”. “They were filed when you chose to leave instead of raising your children”, Robert said.
“I went to help my very ill grandmother”, Felicia reasoned.
“For seven years”, Alexis asked? “What was your grandmother dying”?
“No; once she got better I went looking for Frisco”. “I was trying to reunite my family”. “The girls needed their father”, Felicia said.
“Felicia; do you think that I wouldn’t check out your story about going to find Frisco after that’s what you told Mac”, Robert said. “I talked to your ex-husband; he hasn’t seen you since he left before Georgie was born”. “So where were you”?
“I don’t have to tell you anything”. “And I sure as hex don’t have to answer any of your questions”, Felicia said.
“You could very well serve time if your found guilty”, Anna said.
“What your part in this Alexis”, Felicia asked?
“We are here to give you a choice”, Alexis said. “And you really need to think hard about what is best for your children”.
Felicia kept quiet.
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“Choice one: is signing away our parental rights, leaving Port Charles, and leaving your girls alone to grow up in peace”. “And I will make the charges disappear”, Alexis said.
“Or”….
“Choice two: You stay in Port Charles, I have Robert arrest you now, and then you will serve up to five years in prison for abandoning your two children”. “But you will still lose the girls”, Alexis said. “You choose”.
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“What do you think”, Alexis whispered?
“She’ll choose self-preservation”. “She has always loved adventure more than the girls”, Anna said. “Almost like Luke and Laura being on the run”.
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It didn’t take Felicia long to decide that she wanted freedom and adventure more than she's wanted Maxie and Georgie. “Where are the papers”, Felicia asked? “Why doesn’t Frisco have to do the same”?
“He already did”. “He did what was best for his children”, Robert said. “We didn’t have to give him an ultimatum”.
“Mac and I told him that he could see the girls whenever he wanted to”, Alexis said after she had the signed papers in her hand.
“What about me”, Felicia demanded?
“No; not going to happen”, Alexis said.
“And why the hell not”, Felicia asked?
“Because; Frisco leaving was not by choice”. “People had threatened you and the girls”. “That is why he left”. “You left because you like the adventure too much”, Robert said.
“Just so you know; if you ever return to Port Charles, I will make those charges reappear”. “You can leave now”, Alexis stated.
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“Now what”, Robert said as they watched Felicia leave?
“Jason has people that will be watching her”. “If she's returns we will be informed”, Alexis said.
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“Where do you think Anthony could be hiding out”, Alex asked?
“He could be anywhere”. “Especially if he had money stashed before he faked his death; which is more than likely”, Harrison said.
“He’s planning something; wherever he is”. “We’d best be prepared”, Alex said.
“We will protect our family”, Harrison said.
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Washington DC:
“How is my guest”, he inquired?
“The same”. “Still spouting that we will pay for this”.
“We won’t”, he said. “I have plans for her”. “I will call again”.
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“Hello”, Alex said answering her phone?
“Have you missed me my dear wife”?
“Tony”, Alex said?
“Yes it’s me”, Anthony said.
“You’re supposed to be dead”, Alex said playing along. She knew that she couldn’t give away the fact that they had known that he was alive.
“That’s the way I planned it”, he said.
“Why”? “What do you want”, Alex demanded?
“I want to let you know that I am about to extract revenge against everyone who betrayed me; including you”, Tony said. Then the line went dead.
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1 month later ->
In the last month a lot had happened in Port Charles…
Elizabeth and Jason were allowing Chloe and the others to plan the wedding. Both Jason and Elizabeth had told them what they wanted and Chloe had taken it from there. And it was hard to believe that their wedding was only days away.
Sonny and Kate had quietly gotten married. They figured that they had waited long enough; and with the looming threat that had come from Anthony, they didn’t want to give him a chance to ruin it. Jason and Elizabeth were their only witnesses.
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The Scorpio family had finally settled into a normal life. Alexis had adopted Maxie and Georgie. Frisco had sent letters and gifts. He had also called to talk to the girls. Jenn was spoiling her siblings.
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Patrick, Robin and Emma were doing great. They family was also spending time with Jenn. Patrick and Robin were also talking about another child.
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Sarah was still sitting at the WSB awaiting her trial. She knew that with all the evidence that she was in for a long stint. But she still blamed Elizabeth for everything wrong in her life except for the fact that she wasn’t Jeff Webber’s daughter. She still had not been allowed to see Deke and that pissed her off.
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Life in the Scanlon family was good. Frank and Karen were spending time with the kids as well as on their own. they also lent their support Jason and Elizabeth.
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After he had spent time with Lulu at the Q mansion that day; Luke had indeed left town. He just couldn’t stay after what Laura and Nikolas had done. But he did promise to send things to Lulu and stay in touch for her. Elizabeth has asked that of Luke. She told him that as far as she was concerned, Luke was still family to Lulu.
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The Collins household was doing okay. Scott was still bugging them; but they were dealing with it. Kevin had suggested that Lulu as well as the other children see a counselor. And Jason and Elizabeth had agreed; so Kevin had found a good therapist for them.
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Diane was still sitting in her cell refusing to talk. But Gibbs was relentless in his drive to make her pay for what she did. The evidence against her was mounting every day.
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The Jacks family was well. Chloe had managed to get Elizabeth to draw for her and the dresses were being made as the spoke. Chloe was planning on giving Elizabeth all the credit, Elizabeth just didn’t know it yet.
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Nikolas knew that his days were numbered. He had hurt people connected to the noob and he would pay. But he didn’t feel guilty about what he had done. He still believed that Elizabeth was his. If only he could find a way out of this; he would still take her and disappear.
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The Quartermaine family was as normal as they could get. They supported Elizabeth and Jason to the end. Edward had offered all of his resources to find out the truth about what had happened with Elizabeth.
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Bobbie had stayed away from the family; that is until Elizabeth sat Bobbie down and told her that she did not hold Bobbie responsible for what Laura and Nikolas had done. The DiLucca family now spent time with Elizabeth and the rest of the bunch.
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After Felicia was given her choices; she fled town and has not been heard from since. But Mac and Alexis are on the lookout for if she returns. Frisco calls as much as he can.
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The Falconeri clan adjusted well to life I Port Charles. Harrison moved Falconeri Enterprises to an office building that Jax owns in Port Charles. And Alex travels back and forth from DC to be with her family.
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Sully is sweating bullets in his cell. Deke is as well. They both think that Gibbs doesn’t have enough on them, that they will walk away completely free and clear.
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Gibbs and the rest of the investigator are working hard to nail Diane, Sarah, Georgia, Scully and Deke. They are also trying to find Sonny’s other sibling.
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“We wanted to sit all you kids down and tell you a few things”. “We want for you to be a part of the decision making process”, Elizabeth said. “As you all know; mine and Jason’s wedding is in a few days”.
“We’re all excited”, Lulu said.
“Well we wanted to talk to you guys about something before that”, Jason said.
“Okay”, Lulu said.
“Well; we wanted to let you know that I started the process to adopt all of you”, Elizabeth said.
“Cool”, Caitlynn said.
“Yeah”, the rest of the kids said.
“Then as soon as Elizabeth and I get married I will adopting you as well; if that is still okay with all of you”, Jason said.
“It is”, Lulu said for the group. “It’s what we all want”.
“Okay”, Elizabeth said. “We just wanted you to know so that you could talk about it with us, or with Miss Thatcher”.
“Thank you”, Caitlynn said. She knew that they were trying to make sure that they were part of the process and that all of them were given the choice.
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Day of Elizabeth and Jason’s wedding:
“When did you have time to do this”, Elizabeth asked when Chloe showed her the dress that she’d made for Elizabeth?
“Don’t worry”, Chloe said. “Just know that it will be a perfect fit”.
“Once Elizabeth had the dress on”, Chloe said: “I am that good”. “I rock”.
“Yes you do”, Audrey said. She saw that Chloe would not need to fix anything. “You look beautiful Elizabeth”.
“Thank you grams”, Elizabeth said.
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“Oh”, Kate said entering the room. “My baby girl is getting married”. “You look absolutely stunning”. “Jason is going to keel over when he sees you”.
“What about dad”, Elizabeth said. “Is he going to be able to give me away”?
“Knowing who he is giving you away to; your father will not have any problems”, Kate said.
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“We are ready”, the wedding planner said.
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“Who give this young woman away”, father Coats asked?
“We do”, Sonny said of him and Kate.
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“Jason and Elizabeth have chosen to make their wedding original by allowing their guests to give their blessings via video”, Father Coats said before Max started his part of the ceremony...
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How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace”, Peyton said with a smile.
“Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith”, Rory too said with a smile.
“I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death”, JoDee said smiling.
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“Elizabeth and Jason”. “In the time that I have been in Port Charles; I have gotten to know the both of you”. “When I was trying to figure out what to say to this was what I came up with, Jennings said…..”
“Valentine sung by Jim Brinkman and Martina McBride
If there were no words
no way to speak
I would still hear you
If there were no tears
no way to feel inside
I'd still feel for you
and even if the sun refused to shine
even if romance ran out of rhyme
you would still have my heart
until the end of time
you're all I need, my love, my valentine
All of my life
I have been waiting for
all you give to me
you've opened my eyes
and showed me how to love unselfishly
I've dreamed of this a thousand times before
but in my dreams I couldn't love you more
I will give you my heart
until the end of time
you're all I need, my love, my valentine
and even if the sun refused to shine
even if romance ran out of rhyme
you would still have my heart
until the end of time
cause all I need is you my valentine
oh
you're all I need, my love, my valentine”
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“Hello from San Francisco”, Jack and Brennan said. “Elizabeth and Jason; Brennan and I would like to wish you both the best in this new journey that you are about to take”. “We love you”, Jack and Brennan said.
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“Jason and Elizabeth”, Gibbs said on screen. “I wish the both of you all the happiness in the world”. “Please don’t let the trials that you two have had derail your life”. “Elizabeth I love you like a daughter and wish both you and Jason the best”.
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“Again, and again, however we know the landscape of love
and the little churchyard there, with its sorrowing names,
and the frighteningly silent abyss into which the others
fall: again, and again the two of us walk out together
under the ancient trees, lie down again and again
among the flowers, face to face with the sky”.
Harrison and Alex shared with the couple.
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“And now Jason and Elizabeth will exchange vows”, Father Coates said. “Jason….”
“Elizabeth, my promise to you is simple,
I'll endure until the end.
I'll be your one and only,
Your lover and your friend,
I'll listen, and I'll nurture,
I'll fight, and I'll be true.
I'll do my equal share and I will never give up on you.
I'll try to do my very best,
to fulfil your every need.
I'll walk beside you hand in hand,
I'll help you to succeed.
I'll be your constant equal,
I'll give you room to grow,
I'll tend to you when you are sick,
build you up when you are low.
I stand before these witnesses,
And I say unto you,
No matter what hard times we face,
Our love will make it through.
Amen”.
“Elizabeth”, Father Coates said….
“Jason, my promise to you is simple,
I'll endure until the end.
I'll be your one and only,
Your lover and your friend,
I'll listen, and I'll nurture,
I'll fight, and I'll be true.
I'll do my equal share and I will never give up on you.
I'll try to do my very best,
to fulfil your every need.
I'll walk beside you hand in hand,
I'll help you to succeed.
I'll be your constant equal,
I'll give you room to grow,
I'll tend to you when you are sick,
build you up when you are low.
I stand before these witnesses,
And I say unto you,
No matter what hard times we face,
Our love will make it through.
Amen”.
“And now for the rings”, Father Coates said….
“Elizabeth, come health, happiness, and prosperity, I will stand with you; come illness, trouble, or poverty, I will stand with you. Take this ring as a sign of my love and commitment”, Jason said.
“Jason, come health, happiness, and prosperity, I will stand with you; come illness, trouble, or poverty, I will stand with you. Take this ring as a sign of my love and commitment”, Elizabeth said.
“And now by the power vested in me by the state of New York, I now pronounce you husband and wife”, Father Coates said. “Please meet Mr. and Mrs. Jason Morgan”.
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Vows and exchange of rings readings are from: www.myweddingvows.com
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Chapter 52
San Francisco:
“Dad”, Brennan said. “You wanted to talk to me”.
“Yeah; come sit down”, Jack said.
“Okay”, Brennan said before sitting down.
........
“You know about the station being bought and the new owners bringing in their own people”, Jack asked?
“Yeah, you told me”, Brennan said.
“Well; I have received a lot of offers from around the country, including one in particular”. “What would you think if I took a job offer at a station in Port Charles”, Jack asked his daughter?
“Wow”, Brennan said. “You got an offer from Port Charles”? “Since we are going to have to move anyway; I say take the offer”. “It would be great to be able to see Elizabeth”.
“Okay”, Jack said. “I will call them in the morning”. “I want you to go online and find us a house”. “And just do you know Billy is coming with”. “The station wanted to offer as a package deal”.
“Cool”, Brennan said. “I will look for a house and I will start packing”. “You can call the moving company”. “Are you going to tell Uncle Carl”?
“Yeah I will”. “We will take everyone out to dinner before we leave”, Jack said. “I will see you later”.
“Okay, love you”, Brennan said before she pulled out her laptop. She would also go and pick up some boxes.
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So over the next few days Brennan poured over real estate listings. It took her awhile but she and her dad had finally found their house. Her dad had called the realtor and had bought the house. The papers had been faxed and he had signed. So the next task that she started was packing up the house. She started with the kitchen.
.........
“Well; we are all packed”, Jack said. “We will take everyone out tomorrow night then leave the next morning”.
“Okay”, Brennan said. “Good”, Brennan said then went to call everyone.
.........
Everyone had finished eating and were milling around the table not ready to say goodbye yet.
“I’m going to miss you guys”, Nikki said.
“We know”, Jack said with a smirk. “Just as you are getting used to us we leave”.
“Yeah”, Nikki said. “I wish you two the best of luck”.
“Thanks”, Jack said.
“You will be missed”, Deacon said. “You be sure to take care of each other”. “And be prepared for me to come and visit”.
“You will be welcome”, Jack said.
.........
“I’m going to miss you Uncle Carl”, Brennan said.
“I am going miss you too kid”, Carl said. “You take good care of your dad”.
“I will”, Brennan said. “You can come visit”.
“And I will”, Carl said.
“I am real happy for you Jack”, Carl told the man. “I think this is what you need”. “For both you and Brennan”.
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So the next morning, Jack, Brennan, Billy and his wife left San Fran headed to Port Charles New York.
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10 days later:
“Welcome to Port Charles”, Brennan said with a smile.
“You are a goof ball”, Jack said with a smile of his own. “This is our new home”. “I think that we are going to like it here”.
“No earthquakes”, Brennan said.
“But snow and below zero temps”, Jack said.
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Over the course of the next few days, Jack and the group unpacked at the homes. Then Jack reported into work.
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Madison estate:
“Hello”, Elizabeth said.
“Hey you”, Brennan said.
“Hey yourself”, Elizabeth replied. “What’s up”?
“Turn your radio on to the local radio station”, Brennan said.
“Why”, Elizabeth asked?
“You’ll see”, Brennan said. “Be sure to tune in in about an hour”, she said; then she hung up. “This is going to be so much fun”.
........
So Elizabeth and the family had tuned in to the station and Elizabeth was wondering just what was going on and why her friend would ask her to listen.
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“Tonight is a very special night for all of us here at Port Charles own radio station”. “We have a brand new show here for you all tonight”. “We would like to introduce you Jack “the Nighthawk” Killian”.
“Oh my god”, Elizabeth said. “How”?
“You’ll have to talk to Brennan”, Audrey said. “Now hush”.
“When the station that he was working at out in San Fran, CA was bought out by new owners; they decided that they would not be keeping Jack’s show”. “So we approached him about bringing the show to Port Charles; and he agreed”. “So without further ado...the Nighthawk”.
.........
“That stinker”, Elizabeth said. “She didn’t tell me”.
“She probably wanted it to be a surprise”, Steven said. “It will be great for you to have her here”.
“Yes it will; as well as her dad”, Elizabeth said. “I will be sure to introduce everyone”.
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Next day:
“Surprise”, Brennan said when Elizabeth opened the door.
“You little”, Elizabeth said. “Why didn’t you tell me”?
“Dad made the decision; then we just started packing and finding a house”. “The station sped up the sale and such”. “Dad needed to have a job before we left”. “They approached him, and he took the opportunity”, Brennan said.
“I am happy that I will get to see you every day now”, Elizabeth said. “Where is your dad”?
“He is at home asleep”. “Billy and his wife came with us”, Brennan said. “They wanted them as a package deal”.
“That’s great”, Elizabeth said.
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Kelly’s:
“What can I get you”, Georgie asked?
“Can I get Scrambled eggs, bacon and toast as well as a cup of coffee”, Jack asked?
“Coming right up”, Georgie said before putting in the order and bringing him his coffee.
“You host the new show on the radio station”, Stella Cahill said.
“Yes I do; I’m Jack Killian”.
“Stella Cahill”, Stella replied. “I look forward to your next show”.
“Thanks”, Jack said before his food arrived.
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Three weeks later:
“I am glad that we are all getting together”, Elizabeth said.
“This is going to be fun”, Brennan said. “Dad missed you very much”.
“I missed him too”, Elizabeth said.
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Port Charles Hotel:
“Hello Elizabeth”, Jack said hugging his surrogate daughter.
“Hi”, Elizabeth said. “Brennan, Jack; I would like you to meet my fiancée’ Jason Morgan”.
“It’s good to meet you; my daughter and I have heard a lot about you”, Jack said.
“Good things I hope”, Jason said.
“All good”, Jack said.
“It’s good to meet my best friend’s significant other”, Brennan said. “Please treat her well”.
“I do”, Jason said not taking any offense. He loved that they were protective of his girl.
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“Jack, Brennan; I would like you to meet my mom and dad, Sonny Corthinos and Kate Howard”, Elizabeth said.
“Good to meet you”, Jack said. “I look forward to getting to know both of you”.
“We do as well”, Sonny said.
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“You know Steven; but you haven’t met his wife Olivia, Elizabeth said introducing them to each other”. “This one of my best friends, Brennan Killian”.
Steven gave Brennan a hug and shook Jack’s hand. “I know that you want to talk about what happened”, Steven said looking at Jack.
“Yes I do”, Jack said. “But later”.
...........
“Hello Jack”, Audrey said. “It’s been a while”.
“Yes it has”, Jack replied. “How are you”?
“I am good”, Audrey said.
........
“Jack, this is my Grandpa Mike”. “Grandpa this is Jack Killian”. “He is Brennan’s father”, Elizabeth said.
Mike shook hands with the man.
“Diane Miller; I would like you to meet Jack Killian”, Elizabeth said.
“Are you the Jack Killian that is hosting the late night radio show here in Port Charles”, Diane asked?
“Yes I am”, Jack said.
“I’ve heard good things”, Diane said.
.........
“Jack; I would like you to meet Police Commissioner Mac Scorpio and his wife Alexis Scorpio”, Elizabeth said.
They chatted a little before going to be seated.
........
Elizabeth introduced everyone else as they all arrived. Then everyone sat and dinner was served.
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“I remember the night that you two came to the station with me”, Jack said.
“What was the topic”, Robert asked?
“We made it a night that teens could call in and talk about topics that we important to them”, Jack said. “We have a very good forum”.
“Dad let us talk about anything”, Brennan said.
“The topic that was most prevalent was sex and teens”, Jack said. “We had a lot of them tell about being forced by a boyfriend to go all the way”. “We had counselors there that could talk with them”. “It was a very good night”.
“Every time I went I had lots of fun”, Elizabeth said.
“You two could get into trouble if you tried hard enough”, Jack said.
“I remember when you came out one summer; you and Brennan cause chaos at the station with Carl”, Jack said.
“But it was fun dad”, Brennan said. “And Uncle Carl wasn’t mad; he was in on it”.
“Is that so”, Jack said? “Was he in on tp-in the captain’s car with toilet paper and shaving cream”?
Everyone looked at Elizabeth and said: “did you really”?
“You just had to tell didn’t you”, Elizabeth said looking at Jack.
“Yes; I did”, Jack said with a laugh. “You two can cause trouble”.
“My little sister’s a trouble maker”, Dante asked walking in?
“You just stay out of this big brother; you weren’t around back then”, Elizabeth said.
“At least we didn’t get arrested”, Brennan said.
“Oh of course not; you were already going at the police station, with a cop”, Jack said. “They would have had to arrest your Uncle as well”.
“One thing I won’t miss about California is the earthquakes”, Brennan said. “That last one was a big one”.
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A fun night was had by all.
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2 weeks later:
“When do I get to meet her dad”, Brennan asked? He was going on the first date he had been on in years. He had put all of his focus on her, being a cop then later the station. She wanted him happy.
“The next time we go out you are going to come she would like to meet you”, Jack said. “What are you going to do while I’m gone”?
“I am going to continue to put things away and just chill”, Brennan said.
“Well; have fun”, Jack said before walking out the door.
........
“Hello”, Stella said when he came to her door.
“Hi”, Jack said.
“Are you ready”, Jack asked?
“Yeah”, Stella said grabbing her jacket.
...........
They talk about their families, their home towns, about Brennan and Elizabeth. Jack even talked about the show, when he was in California.
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“Good Night Miss Cahill; I had a very wonderful evening”, Jack said.
“I did to Mr. Killian”, Stella said.
“Will you come to dinner at our house on Sunday”, Jack asked? “Then you can meet Brennan”.
“I would love that”, Stella said. “What time would you like me there”?
“Noon sounds good”, jack said.
“What should I bring”, Stella asked?
“Just yourself”, Jack said.
“I will see you then”, Stella said.
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Killian home:
“Welcome”, Jack said when he opened to the door.
“Thanks for having me over”, Stella said.
“Stella; I would like you to meet my daughter Brennan”, Jack sad introducing the two.
“Hello; it’s nice to finally meet you”, Brennan said.
“You too”, Stella said. She and Jack had been dating for about a month. And she was glad that she was finally getting to meet his daughter.
“So; dad didn’t tell me what you do”, Brennan said. “He has been very tight lipped”.
“Well; I work for the US government”, Stella said. “I can’t tell you more than that as I could get into to trouble”.
“Okay”, Brennan said.
“Your dad has told me that you are getting ready to start college at PCU”, Stella said.
“Yes”. “I started college out in California”, Brennan said. “I am in my second year”.
“What are you planning to do after”, Stella asked?
“I plan to go into Crime Scene Investigation”, Brennan said. “My dad used to be a cop”. “I was proud of him”. “I still am”.
“That is a very good plan”. “There is a very large need for qualified CSUs”, Stella said. “I know that they make our jobs a lot easier”.
.......
After great conversation and dinner Stella returned to her apartment.
“What did you think”, Jack asked his daughter?
“I like her”, Brennan said. “She and I have some things in common”.
“Good”, Jack said. “Are you going to be mad if she and I continue to see each other”?
“No”, Brennan sad. “I see that she is making you happy”. “I like seeing you happy, so if she can do that then I am good”.
“Thanks buttercup”, Jack said.
“You’re welcome dad”, Brennan said before heading to bed.
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Kelly’s:
“Good morning”, Brennan said greeting Elizabeth.
“Good morning”, Elizabeth said. “So how was dinner with your dad and Stella last night”?
“It was good”. “I like her”. “And she makes my dad happy”, Brennan said.
“Well I am happy for the both of you”, Elizabeth said.
“So what is on the agenda for today”, Brennan asked?
“I thought that we would have a girls’ day out”, Elizabeth said. “Maybe do some shopping”.
“Cool”, Brennan said. “I am up for that”.
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Greystone:
Everyone had enjoyed lunch and we now sitting around the table waiting. They knew that Jack wanted to talk.
“Before we get started I would like to say that I just don’t understand how Jeff and Diana could do what they did”. “I am having a very hard time with that”, Jack said.
“We’re all still dealing with what they did”, Audrey said.
“I knew from Elizabeth’s visits that she had come to live with you and your husband when she was very young”, Jack said. “But I didn’t know about the rest”.
“None of us knew about the rest until Elizabeth was targeted by Diana, Laura Spencer and Sarah”, Steven said. “After my dad and Diana were brought to Port Charles is when it all started to come out”.
“Do you know the real reason that Diana kidnapped Elizabeth”, Jack asked?
“What we know so far is that Diana was approached by someone to take Elizabeth from the hospital in Bensonhurst”. “The reason was to punish myself and her mother”, Sonny said.
“But there are still pieces missing”, Kate said. “Agent Gibbs is trying to find those missing pieces”.
“I would very much like to meet this Agent Gibbs”, Jack said.
“That can be arranged”, Audrey said.
“I know that the case is still open and being investigated; but I would like to have all of you on the show to tell yours and Elizabeth’s story”, jack said.
“We would have to find out if that’s possible; from agent Gibbs, and Commissioner Scorpio, but we would like for our story to be told”. “Maybe it would prevent this type of thing from happening to someone else”, Harrison said.
“I will take to Agent Gibbs and find out about that, Sonny said; and then I will let you know Jack”.
“Good”, Jack said.
“So how are you and Brennan settling into life here”, Audrey asked?
“We are settling just fine”, Jack said. “Brennen is now closer to her best friend and I like Port Charles”. “And I’ve met someone”.
“I heard about that from Elizabeth”, Audrey said.
“Who”, Steven asked?
“Stella Cahill”, Jack said.
“The CIA officer here to investigate Deke and Diana”, Sonny asked?
“Yes”, Jack said. “She has not breached the investigation”.
“I’m glad”, Audrey said. “I know that you miss Elena”. Audrey had known the Killian family since Elizabeth was 6 years old.
“I still miss her; but she would want Brennan and I to be happy”, Jack said. “And we are”.
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WSB:
“So what do you think”, Sonny asked?
“Well; as long as all you told was your story up to the investigation and during, it should be fine”, Gibbs said. “We haven’t told you any info that would keep Deke, Diana, or the rest from being prosecuted”. “But I would like to be there”.
“I will let Jack know”, Sonny said. “He loves Elizabeth like family”.
“That’s good”, Gibbs said. “But I would make sure that Elizabeth is okay with telling her story”.
“We will, and thanks Gibbs”, Sonny said before heading out.
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That evening-
Port Charles hotel:
“So how has your week been”, Alex asked Jenn?
“It has been good”. “I enrolled in some classes at PCU”, Jenn said. “And the girls and I are bonding”.
“How is your grandmother”, Harrison asked?
“She is doing very well”. “She found a job”, Jenn said.
“Where”, Alex asked?
“She is manager at the new Metro Hotel that Jasper Jacks built”, Jenn said. “She likes the job”.
“That’s great”, Alex said.
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Unknown location;
“What would you like me to do sir”, a man said?
“I want these 3 people dead”, Anthony said.
“Yes sir”, the man said.
“When would you like it done”, the man asked?
“Immediately”, Anthony sad.
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Kelly’s:
Elizabeth was waiting for Jenn, Maggie and her mom.....
“Hi sweetie”, Kate said when she arrive.
“Hi mom, how are you doing today”, Elizabeth asked?
“Good”, Kate said. “We are getting ready to add some new stuff to the magazine”, she said as Maggie and Jenn arrived.
...........
Just as they were about to head inside, someone started shooting.....
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It was total chaos as everyone around them scrambled to get the three women out of the line of fire.
But for one person it was too late.
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General Hospital:
“We have incoming”, Alan said as Patrick and Monica rushed into the Emergency Room.
“What do we have coming”, Patrick asked?
“One GSW; three with wounds from shattering glass”, Alan said.
“Do we know who the victims are”, Monica asked?
“We do now”, Piph said grimed faced as she walked into the ER. “The GSW is Maggie Gallagher; the three others are Jennings Gallagher, Elizabeth Webber and Kate Howard”.
Before they found respond to what Piph had said the victims were rushed in.
.........
“How are you”, Sonny asked Kate?
“I will be fine, Kate said”. “Who was the target”?
“We don’t know yet”, Sonny said.
“How is our daughter”, Kate asked?
“She has similar injuries to yours”, Sonny said.
“How are Maggie and my niece”, Kate asked?
“Jenn is being treated for some cuts”, Sonny said.
“What about Maggie”, Kate said?
Sonny didn’t answer.
“What Sonny”, Kate said? “What is going on; how is Maggie”?
“Maggie is in surgery”, Sonny said. “She was hit by four bullets”.
“Oh god”, Kate said.
.........
After being treated; Kate, Elizabeth and Jenn joined the others in the surgical waiting room to await news about Maggie.
“Jenn”, Mason said when he arrived?
“We don’t know anything yet”, Jenn said.
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General Hospital-
7 hours later:
“Mr. Gallagher”, Patrick said?
“Yes”, Mason said in reply?
“I’m sorry; but your mother didn’t make it”. “Unfortunately the bullets bounce around inside, there was just too much damage”, Patrick said.
“Thank you”, Mason said. He then turned to Jenn and helped her grieve. He knew that at some point he would fall apart, but he needed to be there for Jenn and that’s what he would do. Then he would find out who was responsible.
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“Jason”, Mac said as he and Taggart walked up?
“Yeah”, Jason said in reply?
“We know who the targets were”, Mac said.
“Who”, Sonny asked?
“Elizabeth, Maggie and Kate”, Taggart said. “One of the shooters had their pictures”. “Jenn was a mistake”.
“Who”, Jason asked?
“We don’t know; but Gibbs is looking into it”, Mac said. “We have turned the investigation over to them”.
“Okay”. “Thanks Mac”, Jason said.
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A week later friends and family laid Maggie Gallagher to rest.
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“I can’t believe that she’s gone”, Jenn said crying. “I miss her so much”.
“I know and she loved you”, Mac said. “We will find out who did this; I promise”.
“I know dad”, Jenn said. “It still doesn’t change the fact that someone took her from us”.
“No it doesn’t”, Mac said.
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1 month later:
WSB-
Gibbs had gathered everyone so that he could tell them all at once....
“The floor is yours”, Robert said to Gibbs.
“Okay”, Gibbs said. “We know who is responsible for the shooting outside Kelly’s”.
“Who”, Sonny asked?
“Anthony Falconeri”, Gibbs said.
“Oh my god”, Kate said. “He wanted his own daughter and granddaughters dead”.
“More than that”, Gibbs said. “He also wanted Maggie dead”. “All three of you were supposed to die”. “Jennings was not meant to be a target; I think that she was hit by accident”.
“Why”, Alex asked? “And Jenn not being a target doesn’t change anything”.
“We’re not sure yet; we will know more once we get him in custody”, Gibbs said.
.........
As everyone was leaving Gibbs slipped a piece of paper to Sonny and Jason.....
“What does it say”, Sonny asked once they were at the warehouse?
“He wants to meet at midnight at the overlook”, Jason said.
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Midnight-
“What’s up”, Jason asked when Gibbs arrived?
“Just so you know; if you get Anthony first, keep him alive”. “The governments wants to try him”, Gibbs said. “And don’t hurt him”.
“Okay”, Jason said. “I won’t hurt him”.
“Good hunting and good luck”, Gibbs said before leaving.
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1 week later:
“I found him Stonecold”, Spinelli said.
“Where”, Jason asked?
“NYC”, Spinelli said. “He’s staying at the Waldorf Astoria hotel”.
“Wow; he’s not too scared is he”, Sonny said.
“Oh but he will be”, Jason said.
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Within hours Jason was in and out of NYC; and he Anthony with him.
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Madison Estate:
“We have Anthony”, Jason said. “We are going to turn him over to Agent Gibbs tomorrow”.
“How”, Elizabeth said?
“Spinelli found him in NYC at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel”, Jason said.
“Did he put up a fight”, Elizabeth asked?
“He’s a little bruised, but he’ll live”, Jason replied.
“I want to see him”. “I bet that mom will as well”, Elizabeth stated.
“You may have to wait until Gibbs is through with him”, Jason said. “But knowing that you want to talk to him, Gibbs will probably allow it”.
“I am going to go and write down the questions that I want to ask him”, Elizabeth said before going into the other room for paper.
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Greystone:
“Hi”, Kate said when her husband walked into the study.
“Hi”, Sonny said with a smile.
“Something is up”, Kate said. “What is it”?
“Jason got Anthony”, Sonny said. “He will be turned over to Agent Gibbs in the morning”.
“Did he put up a fight”, Kate asked?
“He’ll live”, Sonny said.
“Does Elizabeth know”, Kate asked?
“Yeah”, Jason was going to tell her. “I know that she will be asking to see him”, Sonny said.
“I will be as well”, Kate said. “And I think that mom will too”. “He has hurt this family for the last time”.
“Yes he has”, Sonny said. “Go write down what you want to say to him”.
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WSB:
“Good Morning”, Robert said as he and Gibbs waked into the building.
“You too”, Gibbs said. “I got a phone call while driving over this morning”.
“Who from”, Robert asked?
“An anonymous person; I was told that Anthony Falconeri is at an abandoned house just outside of the Port Charles city limits”, Gibbs said.
“Let’s got get him”, Robert said. “Is he alive”?
“The caller said he was alive when he was seen”, Gibbs said.
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Anthony’s location:
“Well; hello Mr. Falconeri”, Gibbs said.
“Who the hell are you”, Anthony demanded?
“Oh; I think you know exactly who I am”, Gibbs said. “We are here to take you into custody”.
“What the hell for”, Anthony asked?
“Questioning into your connection to a whole slew of crimes”, Gibbs said.
Gibbs was surprise that Anthony wasn’t putting up a fight.
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Kelly’s:
Bobbie and Roy were sitting at a table inside talking about things....
“How are Jason and Elizabeth”, Roy asked? He had been busy and had not had a chance to visit with the two of them.
“They are trying to make things easy on the kids”. “Even though Luke left; he agreed to at least call Lulu”. “I still can’t get over what Laura did concerning that little girl”. “To make her and Luke believe that they were really family; what was she thinking”, Bobbie said?
“Who knows what Laura was thinking”? “I am going to be honest; I don’t think that she’s been the same since Stavros had her”, Roy said.
“I am beginning to think that you are right”, Bobbie said. “And the thing is: in part Luke enabled her with his dreams of grandeur”.
.........
“How are Sonny and Kate doing”, Roy asked? He knew about the fact that Bobbie had been furious with Carly for walking away.
“They are good”. “I am glad that Sonny was able to move on after Carly”. “She put him and the kids through the ringer”, Bobbie said. “I was not surprised that the quietly got married”. “With all that is going on, it was better that way”.
“Has she been heard from”, Roy asked?
“No; and I don’t think we will ever hear from her again”. “I don’t know what was going on with her”. “But to up and decide that you not only no longer wanted to be married, but that you no longer wanted to be a parent; is just messed up”, Bobbie said.
“How are the kids dealing with her being gone”, Roy asked?
“Michael was heartbroken”. “Now he just doesn’t want to see her again”. “Morgan doesn’t remember her very well”. “And Joselyn doesn’t remember her at all, which in a way is best”.
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“They look happy”, Roy said of Steven and Olivia; who were sitting across the room with their kids.
“Yeah they are; considering what Jeff and Diana put that family through”. “And then Sarah murdering Jeff”, Bobbie said. “I know that Audrey was worried that he would never get married and give her great grandbabies”.
“Why”, Roy asked?
“Because of Steven’s mother Heather”, Bobbie said. “She is a wack job”. “She has caused so much trouble for Steven and Jeff”.
.........
“How are you Audrey”, Roy asked when she joined them?
“I have been better”, Audrey said. “I will be glad when everyone involved with hurting Elizabeth and my family is behind bars where they belong”.
“Have you talked to Diana or Sarah”, Bobbie asked?
“No; but Sarah has been demanding that she been seen”, Audrey said.
“Wow”, Bobbie said. “What got into that girl”?
“Her mother’s hatred as well as her mother spoiling her rotten”, Audrey said. “As well as the fact that her mother had her believing that she was entitled to any and all the money that Jeff had”.
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“Audrey; do you know how Mac and the family is doing with Maggie’s death”, Bobbie asked?
“They are coping”. “Jenn is the one that is having the hardest time”. “She has been spending a lot of time with Mason”, Audrey said.
“Why would Anthony Falconeri want them dead”, Bobbie asked?
“That is what Gibbs and his team are trying to figure out”, Audrey said.
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“Hi”, Bobbie said when Elizabeth walked in.
“Hi yourself”, Elizabeth said hugging Roy.
“How is Lulu”, Bobbie asked?
“Not good”. “Laura called and yelled at her”, Elizabeth said.
“About what”, Bobbie asked?
“About how she was betraying Laura”, Elizabeth said. “She also demanded that Lulu come and see her”. “Then she proceeded to yell at me and tell me that I had better bring Lulu out to the prison to see her”.
“How are you and Jason handling that”, Roy asked?
“We asked Lulu if she wanted to go and see Laura”, Elizabeth said.
“What did Lulu say”, Bobbie asked?
“She told us that she never wants to see Laura again”, Elizabeth said.
“Is that what she called Laura”, Roy asked?
“Yes; she said that Laura was no longer her mother, that I was and that she didn’t want to talk about it anymore”, Elizabeth said.
“Oh boy”, Bobbie said.
“And then there is Nikolas”, Elizabeth said.
“What has he done”, Bobbie asked?
“He keeps calling and threatening Jason and myself”. “He has said that he will get his sister away from us”. “He has also made comment that has led Jason to believe that he has a plan to try to break out of jail and take me and disappear”, Elizabeth said.
“Wow”, Roy said.
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Elizabeth then got her order and headed home to rest before she went to get the kids from school.
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“They sure have their hands full”, Roy said of Frank and Karen who had the kids at a table across the room.
“Yeah they do, but Frank and Karen make it look so easy”, Bobbie replied.
“They do”, Roy said.
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“Hello Bobbie”, Lucy said walking in.
“Hello Lucy”, Bobbie replied. “How are things with Scott”?
“There has been nothing; but we are suspicious that he is planning something”. “I mean he calls and calls non-stop for two months and then just stops, something is wrong with that”, Lucy said.
“Yeah”, Bobbie said. “I will never under-stand what goes through his head”.
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“So when are Jason and Elizabeth tying the knot”, Roy asked?
“Soon; she is letting Chloe and some others do the planning”. “And I guess that Chloe is making her dress”, Bobbie said.
“Elizabeth will love that”, Roy said.
“Good afternoon Bobbie”, AJ said.
“Hello AJ”, both Bobbie and Roy said. “How are Lila and Edward”?
“Grandmother is well”. “Grandfather is the same; a cantankerous old fart”, AJ said with a smirk.
“Don’t let him hear you call him that”, Bobbie said.
“I know, but it’s true”, AJ said.
“How is McKenzie”, Bobbie asked?
“She is busy, as usual”. “She is dealing with some issues at work”, AJ said.
They watched him grab coffee and head out.
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“I still can’t believe that Felicia tried to take the girls from Mac”, Roy said. “Did she really think that he would let her”?
“She probably did”. “From what Anna told me, she lied to Mac about why she left both times”, Bobbie said.
“Where did she really go”, Roy asked?
“The first time; they are not really sure”. “They did some looking and she was not with her grandmother the entire time”. “As for her going off to find Frisco; that was not what she was doing”, Bobbie said.
“Then what was she doing”, Roy asked?
“Who knows”, Bobbie said. “But she wasn’t trying to find Frisco, because the WBS knew exactly where he was”, Bobbie said.
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“Now who is this Jack Killian”, Roy asked?
“Jack Killian is the father of a young lady that Elizabeth met the first summer that Steve and Audrey took her to California for vacation”, Bobbie said. “Since that summer, Elizabeth has been going to visit”. “Jack has always treated Elizabeth like she was his own daughter”.
“Wow”, Roy said. “And now he and his daughter have moved to Port Charles and he is on the local radio”.
“Yup”, Bobbie said.
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“Do they have any leads on Sonny’s brother”, Roy asked?
“No but they are trying to find him”, Bobbie said.
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2 days later:
“Gibbs”, Robert said.
“Yeah Robert”, Gibbs said?
“We just got a call from Jason”, Robert said.
“What did he need”, Gibbs asked?
“He has Nikolas Cassadine”, Robert said. “He broke into the house and was about to grab Elizabeth”, Robert said.
“WHAT”, Gibbs said.
“Yeah”, Robert said. “Jason is holding him and we can go and bring him in”.
“Let’s go”, Gibbs said. “Once we have him back here, I want his in leg irons”.
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Madison Estate:
“Where is he”, Gibbs asked?
“Follow me”, Jason said leading the other two mean down to the guard house....
“Hello Mr. Cassadine”, Gibbs said. “So you were going to kidnap Elizabeth huh”?
“And I would have accomplished it if it wasn’t for this brain damaged thug here”, Nikolas said pointing to Jason. “Elizabeth is mine”.
“We’ll take it from here Jason”, Robert said. “He won’t get away this time”.
“Good”, Jason said. “Oh and Nikolas; be forewarned, I will not allow you to hurt Elizabeth again”.
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WBS:
“Welcome to your home for the foreseeable future”, Gibbs said.
“You cannot keep me here without my being arraigned”, Nikolas said. “That is where you are wrong Mr. Cassadine”, Gibbs said. NCIS can hold you without bail until we are done with our investigation”, Gibbs said. “And Mr. Cassadine; we are just getting started with investigating you and your involvement in various crimes”.
“You won’t be able to find anything that will hold up in court, Agent Gibbs”, Nikolas sneered. “As he sat there Nikolas thought: I am above the law”. “This idiot can’t prove a single thing”. “I was too clever to have left any trace of my being involved in anything that had to do with Elizabeth”.
“Right now we only have one question for you”, Robert said. The WBS wanted him as well.
“What question would that be”, Nikolas said?
“Did you know”, Gibbs asked?
“Did I know what”, Nikolas asked?
“Did you know that your brother had bugs all over Windermere”, Gibbs said?
“Lucky wasn’t smart enough to do that”, Nikolas sneered. “He was dumber than a stump”.
“You’re wrong”, Gibbs said. “When your brother got suspicious of you, he went to someone and had them place listening devices all over Spoon Island”, Gibbs said before he pressed play....
.......
What Nikolas heard was enough to make him very scared. And he didn’t know where his grandmother was in order to demand that she help him. He was royally screwed.
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WSB:
“You wanted to see me”, Gibbs said when entered the room?
“I want to see my sister”, Nikolas said. “Tell Elizabeth and that thug to bring her to see me”.
“I will tell them what you said; but what happened after that is entirely up to them”, Gibbs said.
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Madison Estate:
“Hi”, Elizabeth said when she opened her front door.
“Hi”, Gibbs said. “I need to talk to you and Jason”.
“Okay; let me go get him”, Elizabeth said.
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“Hey Agent Gibbs”, Jason said coming in.
“Hello”, Gibbs said.
“What’s going on”, Elizabeth asked?
“I come with a message from Nikolas”, Gibbs said
“What does he want”, Jason asked?
“He is demanding that you two bring Lulu to see him”, Gibbs said.
“I don’t think that Lulu wants to see him”, Elizabeth said. “Before he left, she asked Luke about Lucky; Luke told her the truth, that Nikolas wanted Lucky dead”.
“Alright; I will tell him that Lulu refused to come”. “But you do know that he will blame you and Jason”, Gibbs said.
“We know”, Jason said.
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Q mansion:
“Good morning”, Lila sad to Emily.
“Good morning grandmother”, Emily replied.
“Where are you off to”, Lila asked?
“I am going to go and visit with Jason and Elizabeth”, Emily said.
“Tell them we said hello”, Lila said before Emily left.
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“Hi”, Emily said.
“Hey”, Jason said hugging his sister.
“I am going to go and face Nikolas”, Emily said. “Would you come with me”?
“Are you sure”, Jason asked?
“Yeah; I need to get it over with”, Emily said. “Then I am going to get on with my life”.
“Okay; let’s go”, Jason said.
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WSB:
“Robert”, Emily said when the entered the building?
“Hello Emily; Jason”. “What can I do for you”, Robert asked?
“I’m here to face Nikolas”, Emily said.
“Well; I will walk you to Agent Gibbs”, Robert said.
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“You’re here to see Nikolas”, Gibbs said?
“Yes”, Emily said.
“I am just going to watch”, Jason said. “But I am going to be in the room with her”.
“Okay, let’s go”, Gibbs said.
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“You have a visitor”, Tony said bring Nik to the room.
“Who”? “Is it my sister”, Nikolas said?
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“Hello Nikolas”, Emily said.
“What do you want”, Nikolas demanded?
“I want some answers”, Emily said.
Nikolas stayed silent.
.........
“Why”, Emily asked?
“Why what”, Nikolas said?
“Why did you want your own brother dead”, Emily asked?
“Because my mother abandoned me; came back here and had Lucky with another man”. “She was supposed to be loyal to my father”, Nikolas said.
“You father was a monster”, Emily said. “He tried to freeze the world”. “And your mother wasn’t given a choice Nik”. “She barely got out alive herself”.
“My father was not a monster”, Luke is the monster. “He raped my mother”, Nikolas said.
“Maybe Luke did; but your father did the same thing, and what father did was repeatedly”, Emily said.
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“Why did you lie about Cara”, Emily asked? “Lucky loved her”.
“Because Lucky didn’t deserve to be happy”, Nikolas said. “And Cara is a whore”.
“Wow; pot meet kettle”, Emily said. “Your grandmother would be so proud of you”. “Your father would be to; too bad that he is dead”.
.......
“Then why did you want Elizabeth with Lucky; if you didn’t want Lucky to be happy”, Emily said?
“Because; with Lucky she be easier for me to take and disappear with”, Nikolas said.
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“Why did you lie about not knowing Diana Webber”, Emily asked? “You know what she wanted to do to Elizabeth”. “I thought that Elizabeth was your friend”.
“Because; by letting her start her plan, I was able to eliminate Lucky so that I could have Elizabeth for myself”, Nikolas said.
“Well that backfired didn’t it”, Emily said. “My brother got the girl”.
“Not for long he won’t”, Nikolas said.
.........
“Why do you think Elizabeth is yours”, Emily asked? “Elizabeth is her own person and she gets to choose who she is with”.
“Because; my grandmother said that I could have her”. “And what I want, I get”, Nikolas said.
“Your grandmother is a lunatic”, Emily said.
“Why did you get involved with me if you didn’t want to be with me from the start”, Emily asked?
“You were a means to an end, that was all”, Nikolas said.
..........
“What were you planning to do when you broke into Jason and Elizabeth’s home”, Emily asked him?
“I was going to kill Jason and take Elizabeth”, Nikolas said.
“Then what”, Emily said?
“Then I would have disappeared with her”, Nikolas said.
“And now”, Emily said. “What are you planning”?
Nikolas remained silent.
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“I’m done”, Emily said. “We can leave now”.
“Let’s go”, Jason said.
“I would like to speak to Elizabeth”, Nikolas said.
“No”, Jason said. “I will not let you hurt her anymore”. “What you did was wrong Nikolas”.
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Chapter 53
Two months later:
Gibbs and the team had finally put together the case against Nikolas and his trial was starting the next day.
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Courtroom:
“Something’s has changed; look at Nikolas”, Elizabeth said. “He looks really scared”.
“Yeah”, Jason said. “I wonder what happened”? Jason had not been a part of that.
.........
“Mr. Cartwright; I have been informed that your client wishes to change his plea and forgo a trial”, the judge said. “Is that correct”?
“Yes, your honor”, Mr. Cartwright said. “My client wishes to change his plea to guilty and take whatever sentence is passed down”.
“Very well”, the judge said. “We will reconvene in 1 week for sentencing”.
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“What the hell just happened”, Emily said? “Why would he plead guilty”?
“I don’t know”, Elizabeth said. “Did you have anything to do with that Jason”?
“No, I didn’t”, Jason said. “Something happened”.
“I wonder what”, Sonny said?
“We will find out”, Kate said.
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What no one knew was that someone had sent a note to Nikolas and had told him that if he didn’t lead guilty that he would be killed before he could be found guilty at the end of the trial. If he plead guilty he would live out his life in prison. So, Nikolas had changed his plea.
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Kelly’s:
“Oomph”, Emily said as she bumped backwards into someone. “Sorry”, Emily said.
“No problem”, Agent John Shepherd said. “Are you okay”?
“Yeah, nothing hurt but my pride”. “I’m Emily Quartermaine”.
“Agent John Shepherd”, John said. “Your Elizabeth Webber’s friend right”?
“Yes; how did you know”, Emily asked?
“I am one of the Agents involved in the on-going investigations”, John said.
“Can I buy you a coffee as an apology for running into you, literally”, Emily asked?
“Yes, you can”, John said.
.........
“Could I interest you in letting me ask you out”, John asked?
“You could”, Emily said.
“Would you be willing to have dinner with me tonight”, John asked?
“Yes”, Emily said.
“Good; I will pick you up at 6 pm”, John said before heading to the WSB building.
“Wow”, Emily said aloud. “He’s a hunk”.
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3 days later-
Collins home:
“What are you doing here Scott”, Lucy said when she opened the door?
“I am here to talk to my daughter”, Scott said.
“Scott, she told you already that she doesn’t want to talk to you”, Lucy said.
“SHE’S MY DAUGHTER LUCY”, Scott yelled.
“Scott leave now”, Kevin said. “You have no right to yell at my wife”. “If you do not leave this minute I will call Mac, and have you arrested”.
“Fine”, Scott said. “I am contacting an attorney about getting my daughter back”.
“Go ahead Scott”, Lucy said. “And Serena is old enough to tell them what she wants”.
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Courtroom:
“We are here today for the sentencing of Nikolas Cassadine for the following: conspiracy to commit murder, accessory to kidnapping, murder, and attempted kidnapping”, the judge said.
.........
“Now; the defendant has pled guilty on counts”’, the judge said. “I am going to allow people to ask you some questions Mr. Cassadine, as your victims have a right to confront you on what you did”.
.........
“Hello Nikolas”, Elizabeth said. “I have some questions for you”. “I have the right to know the truth, and I will know if you are lying to me....”
“Go ahead”, Nikolas said. He had realized during the last week that life in prison wouldn’t be a walk in the park. He also knew that if he didn’t give the answers that people needed that he would be killed in prison.
“Why did you really want Lucky dead”, Elizabeth asked?
The gallery waited for him to answer....
“I wanted to punish my mother and Luke Spencer”, Nikolas said.
“Why”, Elizabeth asked? “Your mother didn’t have a choice in leaving you in Greece”. “She barely got out herself”. “Did you know that your father sent men to killer her and Luke if they couldn’t bring her back”?
“My mother; because she left me with that monster that was my father and my grandparents”, Nikolas said. “Luke, because she left me with the Cassadine family for him”.
“Why did you want me damaged”, Elizabeth said?
“Because I fell in love with you when I came to Port Charles”. “But you didn’t have feelings for me”. “I figured that if you lost Lucky that you would turn to me”, Nikolas said. “But I was wrong; instead you turned to that brain damaged thug”.
“I never had feelings for you or for Lucky”. “Lucky was one of my best friends”. “That was all he and I would ever be, and he knew that”, Elizabeth said. “You and I would never have been together”. “I want to tell you something; I have been in love with Jason since I was a little girl”. “That has not changed over the years and it had nothing to do with him coming to my rescue that night in the park”.
“You could have loved me”, Nikolas said.
“No”, Elizabeth said. “When the heart finds it’s mate, there isn’t another one”.
“Why did you pretend to be my friend”, Elizabeth asked?
“To get closer to you”, Nikolas said. “And to keep tabs on you and Lucky”.
“When did you meet Diana Webber”, Elizabeth asked?
“A year before Lucky was killed”, Nikolas said.
“And you were in contact with her since then”, Elizabeth said?
“Yeah”, Nikolas said. “But I was trying to keep you alive”.
“Right”, Elizabeth said. “Did you know that your mother was going to have me killed”?
“No”, Nikolas said. “She never told me”.
“Why Sarah”, Elizabeth asked?
“Sex” Nikolas said. “And she was going to be a scapegoat”.
“How”, Elizabeth said?
“I was going to frame her for your death”, Nikolas said.
“What were you really planning to do when you broke onto the estate”, Elizabeth asked? “Was your only intention to take me and disappear”?
“No”, Nikolas said.
“Then what”, Elizabeth said?
“I was going to kill everyone else in the house and then frame Sarah for the murders”, Nikolas said.
“Why Emily”, Elizabeth asked?
“One reason was to keep tabs on Jason”. “Emily would tell me what was going on with her brother”. “Two was more great sex”, Nikolas said. “I have needs”.
“You’re sick”, Elizabeth said.
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“I have something to tell you Nikolas”, Jason said standing in front of the man... “You would not have gotten off of the estate with Elizabeth”. “I knew that you were there; you were being watched”.
“How did you know that I was coming”, Nikolas asked?
“Mac called me the minute that you escape and warned me that you might be coming”, Jason said.
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“Hello Nikolas”, Sonny said.
Nikolas didn’t reply.
“I want you to know that I never would have allowed you to hurt my daughter. What you been doing for the last several years is reprehensible; and you are exactly like your grandfather Mikkos, Grandmother Helena, father Stavros and your mother, Sonny said. I hope that you rot in prison”.
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“Hello Mr. Cassadine”, Jethro said. “You were wrong about one thing when we talked before”.
”What was I wrong about”, Nikolas asked?
“You thought that I would buy that Elizabeth was dead”, Gibbs said.
“You would have”, Nikolas said.
“You’re wrong about that”. “I would have known that Elizabeth was still alive and you want to know why”? “Because she and I have a bond that goes back to her being a two year old who was almost killed by a car”. “I would have hunted you down until I found her”, Gibbs said.
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“Once everyone was done”, the judge passed his sentence...
“I hereby sentence you to 60 years in Pentonville prison”. “Once you are paroled you will not be allowed to live within 1000 miles of your victims”, the judge said.
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1 months later:
Brighton; Attorney at law;
“What can I do for you Mr. Baldwin”, Jed Brighton asked?
“I would like to hire you as an attorney”, Scott said.
“And what services are needed”, Jed asked?
“I would like to hire you to get me my daughter back”, Scott said.
“From whom”, Jed asked? He knew who this man was, and he didn’t like him.
“From her surrogate mother”, Scott said.
“Before I say yes or no; I need you to tell me everything”, Jed said.
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“So; you left town because you felt you couldn’t stay in Port Charles, but you let your daughter here”? “With someone that she calls mom”, Jed asked?
“Yes”, Scott said. “Why”?
“Did you trust Mr. and Mrs. Collins to raise and take care of your daughter”, Jed asked?
“Yes, I did”, Scott said.
“Did you ask them to raise her; or did you just leave”, Jed asked?
“Why”, Scott said?
“Because; you just left her with them without any explanation then came back”? “That being the case, you can’t come back and claim that you didn’t abandon her”, Jed said. “How long have you been gone”?
“I have been gone since Serena was 6 months old”, Scott said.
“Then I am sorry Mr. Baldwin; I will not help you take a child away from the only parents she has known since that time”. “If you had wanted to be a parent you would have stay or at the very least stayed in contact with your daughter, which I am assuming that you did not”, Jed said. “Have a good day”.
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Scott was not happy. Every attorney that he been to see had told him the same thing. That they would not take his child away from Lucy. All he wanted was to be a part of his daughter’s life. They had also told him that his best course of action was to let them adopt Serena and stay of out their lives since he only wanted to be a sporadic father.
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Collins home:
“Hey”, Kevin said when he saw Mac at the door.
“Hey”, Mac said. “I just came from Scott’s hotel”. “He left in the middle of the night”.
“Wow”, Kevin said.
“We found this on the table in his room”, Mac said handing Kevin a large Manila envelope.
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Kevin opened it up as Lucy walked and was shocked at what was in the envelope....
“What is it”, Lucy asked?
“Scott has signed away his parental rights to Serena”, Kevin said.
“Why”, Lucy asked? “We never wanted that”.
“Who knows”, Kevin said. “There is a letter here for you and me”.
“Dear Lucy,
I don’t know what to say. I am not happy with you right now. All I wanted to do was be a father to Serena. I feel that you have turned her against me, but I have found out that because I left her with you, that I have no legal grounds to take her from you. I love my daughter.
Scott Baldwin”
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“We didn’t turn her against him”, Lucy said.
“No; but that is the way that Scott sees things Lucy”, Mac said. “He never wants to see the bigger picture; that he is part of the problem”. “Do we even know his reason for leaving town originally”?
“No”, he never explained. “He just brought her over; the next day we found out that he had left town”, Lucy said.
“Well it will be better for Serena this way”. “You can tell her the truth”, Mac said.
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6 months later:
“I can’t believe that your dad and Stella got married”, Elizabeth said.
“He fell in love”. “I am glad that he has someone besides me”, Brennan said. “And she understands him and can deal with his odd hours”.
“So, after she is done with the cases she is going to move to Port Charles”, Elizabeth said?
“Yup”. “Commissioner Scorpio has offered her a job”, Brennan said. “And she is going to take it”.
“I am happy for the three of you”, Elizabeth said.
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Kelly’s:
“Hello”, Bobbie said to the newcomer.
“Hello; I hope that I am in the right place”, Dylan McKay said.
“Are you looking for someone”, Bobbie asked?
“Yes; I was reading the Port Charles paper and saw my wife’s name”, Dylan said. “I have been looking for her for the last several months”.
“What is her name”, Bobbie asked?
“Sarah Webber McKay”, Dylan said.
“Oh”, Bobbie said.
“Don’t feel that you can’t talk about her”, Dylan said. “Since she disappeared from our home; I have had no illusions that she hasn’t caused trouble”.
“Why do you say that”, Bobbie asked?
“My wife is high strung and has listened to her mother for too long”. “And once I saw your local paper I knew that she had done something to get into trouble”, Dylan said. “Do you know who to talk to about what is going to happen to her”?
“Let me call him and he can talk to you about Sarah”, Bobbie said.
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“Mr. McKay; I’m NCIS Special Agent Gibbs”, Jethro said.
“Call me Dylan”, the man said. “How much trouble is she in”?
“Let’s go back to my temporary office and I will explain everything and then you can see her if you’d like”, Gibbs said.
“The only thing I want to see her for is to tell her that I have filed for divorce and to have her sign the papers, which I have with me”, Dylan said.
“Alright”, Gibbs said on the drive over to the WBS offices.
.........
“Wow”, Dylan said after Gibbs had explained all that they had on Sarah.
“Yes; she is facing a long time in prison”, Gibbs said.
“I would like to see her now”, Dylan said.
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“Hello Sarah”, Dylan said once she was in the room.
“What the hell are you doing here”, Sarah demanded? She had hoped that he would never find her.
“I am here because I have been looking for you”. “I thought that something bad had happened to you, so I came looking”. “I was told about Nikolas Cassadine”.
“So what”, Sarah said? “So now you know”.
“Why”, Dylan asked?
“Because being with you got stale”, Sarah said. “And Nikolas was exciting”.
“I was told that you tried to murder your own sister”, Dylan said. “Why”?
“She’s not really my sister; but I didn’t know that at the time”. “And I wanted her dead because of the money that my grandfather left me, only to find out that he wasn’t my grandfather either”, Sarah sneered.
“But from the info that I’ve seen, you knew from the beginning that she wasn’t related to you; but you still tried to kill her”, Dylan said. “And I still don’t understand why”. “You lied to me from the beginning”. “And you never needed the money”.
Sarah remained silent.
“I was also told that you murdered your father and his new wife”, Dylan said. “I want to know why”?
“The money”. “And because he divorced my mother”, Sarah said.
“Why did you lie to me about your parents being alive and about you having siblings”, Dylan demanded?
“Because I hated the man that raised me”. “He was so beneath my mother, but my mother just wouldn’t get rid of him”. “And about the siblings; I hated them too”. “They were Jeff’s favorites and I was a nothing”, Sarah said. “And now I know why”.
“What about Laura Spencer”, Dylan said?
“What about her”? “She’s serving a very long prison sentence”, Sarah sneered.
“Now that I am here; what do you think I am going to do”, Dylan asked?
“You are going to get me out of here”, Sarah said.
“I don’t think so Sarah”. “I am not going to help you”. “The only reason that I am here is so that you can sign these”, Dylan said sliding the divorce papers across the table.
“What are these”, Sarah demanded?
“Divorce papers”, Dylan said.
“I am not signing these”, Sarah said. “I am not going to let you leave me”.
“Then don’t; but I will still be divorced by the end of the month”, Dylan said. “I can use extenuating circumstances”. “Goodbye Sarah”.
“YOU GET BACK HERE”, Sarah yelled! “HOW DARE YOU”!
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Kelly’s:
“The reason that I called everyone here is that I have news about Anthony”, Gibbs said.
“What”, Harrison asked?
“Everyone in the government alphabet wants him for crimes”, Gibbs said.
“Wow”, Elizabeth said.
“When and where will he be tried”, Kate asked?
“He’ll be tried once all the evidence is complied”, Gibbs said. “And I’ve pulled some strings; he’ll be tried here”.
“Wow”, Elizabeth said again.
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“I also have news about the others”, Jethro said.
“Tell us”, Elizabeth said.
“They are going to be tried here as well”. “All partied are in agreement on it”, Gibbs said.
“Who will be first”, Elizabeth asked?
“Diana”, Jethro said. “They have all agreed that if she needs to be tried elsewhere, that it can happen later”.
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Courthouse:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now in session”. “The honorable Judge Lee presiding”, the clerk said. “Please be seated”.
“Are we ready to proceed”, the judge asked?
“Yes, your honor”, both sides said.
“Mr. Flynn”, the judge said?
“Yes, your honor”, Mr. Flynn said standing?
“I was told that your client wishes to change her pleas”, the judge said. “Is that correct”?
“Yes, your honor, it is”, Flynn said.
“Your honor”, Rachel Owens said. “Law enforcement still needs answers”.
“What I am about to do is unorthodox but legal”, the judge said. “Ms. Owen; despite Mz. Holden’s change of plea, I am going to allow the state to ask their questions”.
“Thank you, your honor”, Rachel said.
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“The defendant, Diana Webber aka Amanda Holden please rise”, the judge said.
Diana and her attorney stood.
“How does the defendant plead”, the judge asked?
“Guilty your honor”, Diana said.
There were audible gasps through the entire courtroom.
And back at the WSB; everyone else was watching, which was what Gibbs wanted.
.........
“You may proceed Ms. Owens”, the judge said.
“Thank you, your honor”, Rachel said. “I call Diana to the stand”.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Diana said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk said.
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“What is your real name; the one that you were given at birth”, Rachel asked?
“Amanda Leah Holden”, Diane said.
“Why did you change your name”, Rachel asked?
“Because after graduating from high school I got into some trouble with law enforcement”, Diana said.
“How old are you”, Rachel asked?
“47”, Diana said.
“Who were you laundering money for”, Rachel asked?
“Which time”, Diana asked?
“List them all”, Rachel said.
“The Russian Bratva, La Cosa Nostra, The Cohen Crime Family, The Genovese Crime Family, The Honoured Society, The Yakuza, The Odessa Mafia”, Diana said.
........
“Are you still laundering money for them”, Rachel asked?
“I was up until I was brought here to Port Charles”, Diana said.
“What was the name of the child that you were abusing”, Rachel asked?
“Elizabeth Webber”, Diana said.
“Before that”, Rachel said?
“Steven Webber”, Diana answered.
“Before that”, Rachel said again?
“Madalyn Semenza”, Diana said.
“Why”, Diana asked?
“Because Elizabeth wouldn’t conform to my will”, Diana said.
“Why Steven”, Rachel asked?
“Because he found out about what I was doing to Elizabeth; and before that he was annoying”, Diana said.
“Is that why you demanded that Jeff Webber send him away to boarding school”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Diana said.
“Why Madalyn”, Rachel asked?
“Just to do it”, Diana said.
.......
“Where is Elizabeth Webber now”, Rachel asked?
Diana pointed at Elizabeth who was sitting behind Rachel.
“Where is Steven Webber”, Rachel asked?
Diana pointed at him.
“Where is Madalyn”, Rachel asked?
“Dead”, Diana said.
“We know”. “Where did you bury her”, Rachel asked?
“A field in Montana”, Diana said.
“Where in Montana”, Rachel asked?
“A field just outside of Landusky”, MT, Diana said.
............
“Did you know the federal witness that you tampered with”, Rachel asked?
“No I did not”, Diana said.
“Who did you get him to change his testimony”, Rachel asked?
“I threatened his children”, Diana said.
“Who asked you to do that”, Rachel asked?
“Anthony Falconeri”, Diana said.
.......
“Who were you working with in Ottawa”, Rachel asked?
“Georgia Hansen, Deke, Joe Scully and Anthony Falconeri”, Diana said.
“What happened to those 8 young women in Ottawa”, Rachel asked?
“I handed them over”, Diana said.
“Who did you hand them over to”, Rachel asked?
“Georgia Hansen”, Diana said.
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“We will recess for today”. “We will reconvene tomorrow at 9 am”, Judge Lee said.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
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PC Courthouse-
Next morning:
“You look like hell”, Mac said to Gibbs and Robert.
“Well; our guests were raging in cells last night”, Jethro said.
“That bad”, Mac asked?
“Yeah; they are pissed about what Diana is saying in court”, Robert said.
“Oh boy”, Mac said.
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“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now in session”, the clerk said. “Please be seated”.
Judge Lee sat down. “Continue Ms. Owens”, the man said as Diana was led back to the stand.
Diana sat down.
“Please remember that you are still under oath”, the judge said.
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“What are your ties to Hamas”, Rachel asked?
“I happened to treat some of their people”. “After that the called on me when one of them was hurt”, Diana said. “I also believe in their cause”.
“You have ties to Hezbollah correct”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Diana said
“How did you get involved with them”, Rachel asked?
Diana said nothing.
“You have ties to the IRA correct”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Diana said.
“How did you get involved with them”, Rachel asked?
Diana said nothing.
“You have ties to the Khmer Rouge; correct”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Diana said.
“How are you involved with them”, Rachel asked?
Diana said nothing.
“How did you get involved with them”, Rachel asked?
Again Diana didn’t answer.
“Will you explain your ties to the IRA”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Diana said.
“How did you happen to get involved with them”, Rachel asked?
Diana stayed silent.
“What about Al Queda”, Rachel said? She was sensing that Diana was only going to admit to so much.
Diana proved Rachel right; she didn’t answer the question.
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“Why did you murder those 5 US military officers”, Rachel asked?
“Because I was told to”, Diana said.
“By whom”, Rachel asked?
“Georgia Hansen, Anthony Falconeri, and Deke”, Diana said.
“Did they tell you why they wanted those officers dead”, Rachel asked?
“I was told that it was because they had found out what they were up to”, Diana said.
“Why did you murder their wives”, Rachel asked?
“I was ordered to by Georgia, Anthony and Deke”, Diana said.
“What was their reason”, Rachel asked?
“I was not told the reasons that they wanted the women killed”, Diana said.
“Where are their children”, Rachel asked?
“I don’t know”, Diana said.
“Who did you give them to”, Rachel asked?
“Georgia Hansen”, Diana answered.
“How do you know Georgia Hansen”, Rachel asked?
“I worked for her when I was in Medical school”, Diana said.
“What was your job”, Rachel asked?
“I was an escort”, Diana said.
“Can you further explain that”, Rachel said?
“I was a prostitute”, Diana said. “We worked for Georgia”.
“How do you know Deke”, Rachel inquired?
“Georgia introduced us”, Diana said. “He was one of her clients”.
“In other words, you slept with him”, Rachel said.
“Yes; same with Anthony Falconeri and Joe Scully”, Diana said.
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“Why did you take Elizabeth”, Rachel asked?
“I was ordered to”, Diana said.
“By whom”, Rachel asked?
“Deke, Georgia and Joe”, Diana said.
“Did Deke Tell you why he wanted her taken”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Diana said.
“Were you told why Joe Scully did”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Diana said.
“What did they want you to do with Elizabeth”, Rachel asked?
“I was supposed to make her disappear”, Diana said.
“What do you mean by disappear”, Rachel asked?
“I was supposed to kill her”, Diana said.
“But you didn’t”, Rachel said.
“No; and I regret now not doing so”, Diana said coldly.
“Why did you want those college students to kill Elizabeth in the park that night”, Rachel asked? “You hired them correct”?
“To rectify my mistake of not killing her from the start”, Diana said. “Yes I did hire them”.
“Why did you frame Jeff Webber for what happened to Heather Webber, as well as for Elizabeth’s kidnapping”, Rachel asked?
“Because I needed someone to take the fall for what I did”, Diana said.
“How did you find out where Sofia and the kids were”, Rachel asked?
“From Georgia”, Diana said.
“Jeff Webber wasn’t Sarah’s biological father was he”, Rachel asked?
“No he wasn’t”, Diana said.
“Who is”, Rachel asked?
“Deke”, Diana said.
“Why did you not tell Sarah or Jeff the truth”, Rachel asked?
“Because Sarah never needed to know”. “And as for Jeff; I did it to punish him and to keep him from leaving”, Diana said.
“Punish him for what”, Rachel asked?
“For not loving me”, Diana said.
“Was Georgia involved in Elizabeth’s kidnapping”, Rachel asked?
“Yes she was”, Diana said.
“Did she tell you why she wanted Elizabeth taken”, Rachel asked?
“She was in love with Mike Corbin”. “She had been pissed off when he had married Adela”. “She told me that since she couldn’t punish Mike, since she didn’t know where he was; that she was going to punish his son by taking Sonny’s daughter”, Diana said.
“That is all your honor”, Rachel said.
“You may return to the defense table Ms. Holden”, the judge said.
Diana returned to her seat.
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“We will adjourn for today”. “We will reconvene tomorrow morning at 9 am; where the victims will be allowed to make a statement”.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now in recess”, the clerk stated.
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Next morning-
Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now in session; please be seated”, the clerk said.
The judge entered the courtroom.
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“Alright; let us begin with the statements”, the judge said. “Mz. Holden will you please come and sit in the witness chair”? “I feel that you need to be able to see the person who is addressing you”.
Diana did as was requested.
“Agent Gibbs”, the judge said?
“Hello Diana”, Jethro said.
Diana didn’t speak.
“I am glad that I am able to be here”. “I get to see you get the punishment that you deserve for what you’ve done over the years”, Gibbs said.
“You would”, Diana said.
“Your honor; may I ask her a question”, Gibbs asked?
“Go ahead”, the judge said.
“Were you the one who cause the accident that almost killed Elizabeth when she was two years old”, Gibbs asked?
Diana just sat there.
“I didn’t think you were going to tell me”, Gibbs said.
“Do you have any proof”, the judge asked?
“Not yet”, Jethro said. “But I am still looking”.
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“Hello Diana; my name is Harrison Falconeri. I am Elizabeth’s great grandfather. What I want to say is this: I am glad that you are going to be punished for what you did to my great grand baby. You took her from her family. Once you decided that you weren’t going to do what the others wanted; you should have returned her to us. But you didn’t. Instead you abused her, tried to kill her multiple times and abandoned her. I hope that you get the maximum sentence possible”, Harrison said.
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No one knew; but Alex had pulled some strings with the judge. They were old friends. Diana would not be getting off easy.
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“My name is Mike Corbin. I am Elizabeth’s grandfather. All I would like to say is that I hope that the judge throws the book at you”.
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“Hello Diana, Luke Spencer said. I only have one thing to say to you. I hope that you rot in hell. Whatever did little Elizabeth do to you? She was an innocent child! I was here when you forced Jeff to leave her here. And all because you couldn’t live with the guilt of what you had done and the fact that Steven was learning about what you had done. I will be present when the place you in the ground; and you want to know what I’ll be doing? I will be stomping on your grave”.
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“Hello; my name is Dante Falconeri. I am Elizabeth’s older brother. I hate you Diana. You took my sister from me. I wish that Agent Gibbs had found out about what you did sooner and that he had killed you. I will not allow you or anyone else to hurt my sister”, Dante said.
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“Hello Diana”, Audrey said.
Diana sat there with a smug look on her face.
“I only have one thing to say to you. You assumed that you would get what you wanted. You and your daughter thought that my Steve was going to leave you and Sarah everything. Well you were wrong. My Steve found out the truth about you and your daughter; that is why he changed his will. I am very proud of my late husband for that. I am also proud of my son Jeff for getting away from you and doing what he wanted. Have a nice life in prison”.
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“Hello Diana”, Steven said.
Diana didn’t bother to respond.
“I want you to know that I am glad that you and Sarah tried what you tried to do. Because it backfires on you; because we found out the truth about Elizabeth. And she has been reunited with her real family, Steven said. So thank you for being an idiot and trying to kill Elizabeth. You got your just desserts”.
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“Hello Diana”, Sonny said. “Do you know who I am”?
“You’re the nothing who created that brat”, Diana said.
“I am also the man who can make your life miserable behind bars”, Sonny said.
The judge acted like he hadn’t heard that statement; so did Rachel and the attorney representing Diana. As far as they were concerned, the woman deserved for things to be miserable while in prison.
Diana laughed then said: “you can’t touch me”.
“Think again Diana”, Sonny said knowingly. He looked right at her.
Diana started to shake as she saw the truth in his eyes.
“You tried to kill my daughter”. “You kidnapped her and then abused her”. “You will pay for that”, Sonny said.
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Elizabeth stood at the podium with Jason beside her. “Hello Diana”.
Diana stated silent.
“You thought that you would get away with what you did. But you didn’t count on Steve Hardy, my real parents, me, Jason or Agent Gibbs. You forgot about the fact that Agent Gibbs loved me. He never liked you. I hope that you enjoy your life in prison. I hope that you lie a very long life there; knowing that you will never be able to see your precious Sarah again. Goodbye”, Elizabeth said.
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Diana returned to her seat. She no knew that there would be more trials. She hadn’t answered all the questions. She also knew that she would never be free again.
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“Court will adjourn until I make my decision on what sentence I will be handing down”, the judge said before standing and starting to leave the room.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
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8 days later-
Courtroom:
“Will the defendant please rise”, the judge said? “I am going to address you be the name that you were born with”.
Diana and her attorney remained quiet.
“Amanda Holden; on the count of Conspiracy to commit murder I hereby sentence you to 10 years. On the count of kidnapping I hereby sentence you to 10 years. These sentences will be served concurrently. I hope that you take this time to think about what you did and that you realize that it was wrong. I also suspect that you have more trials ahead of you”.
As the judge stood to leave the bailiff said: “all rise”.
“Court is now adjourned”, the clerk said.
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WSB:
“We are no closer to finding the kids”, Sue Thomas said. “But I am not giving up”.
“Interpol will be trying her”, De Grace said.
“She sure did her best to implicate everyone else; but yet didn’t admit to anything that she did”, Borin said.
“I think that she figures that she will let them take all the blame”, Ranger Brady said.
“That is her MO”, Abbott said.
“Texas will get it’s chance at her. Because we still believe that she knew about what was going on”, Brady said.
“Everyone else will get a crack at her”, Marshal Washington said. “She will face charges for what she did; whether she likes it or not”. “And there is too much evidence against her”.
“No matter what happens; she won’t be free again”, Sutter said. “She won’t see the outside of a prison again”.
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Around Port Charles:
“Elizabeth finally got justice”, Brennan said.
“Yes she did”, Jack said. “And she had the choice to return Elizabeth to Sonny and Kate, but she didn’t”. “That is on her”. “She’ll have a long time to think about that”.
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“How do you feel”, Jethro asked Elizabeth?
“I don’t know”, Elizabeth said. “Knowing that she was supposed to kill me doesn’t change what she did”. “She should have given me back instead to just taking me”. “What did she think was going to happen when Jeff found out the truth”? “Jeff wouldn’t have stayed”.
“I am beginning to believe that she thought that no one would ever find out”. “When she hired those students to kill you in the park; she thought that it was finally over”. “But then when Nikolas changed the plan, her world fell apart”. “She had to figure out how to get out of being found out and paying for what she did”, Gibbs said.
“Did you notice that there were certain questions that she wouldn’t answer”, Harrison said?
“Yeah”, Sonny said.
“She still thinks that I won’t find proof that she tried to kill Elizabeth when she was two”. “But I will find it”, Gibbs said.
“Where will she go next”, Alexandra asked?
“I am not sure”. “But after her refusal to answer a lot of the questions asked; she will indeed be tried in other locations”, Gibbs said.
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DiLucca home:
“Well she finally faced charges for what she did to Elizabeth”, Bobbie said.
“And now we know that she wasn’t the only one involved”, Roy said. “I was surprised that Luke showed up”.
“Diana is the reason that Lucky is dead; along with Nikolas”, Bobbie said.
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Chapter 54
2 months later:
“Hello Agent Gibbs”, Audrey said as he walked into the huge back yard of Madison estate.
“Hello Mrs. Hardy”, Jethro said.
“Please call me Audrey”, she said. “Make yourself at home”.
“There’s a huge crowd here”, Gibbs said.
“Everyone important to Elizabeth and Jason are here”. “They all love and accept them”, Audrey said.
“I have news”, Jethro said.
.......
“Welcome Agent Gibbs”, Jason said. “We are glad that you could come”. “I would also like to tell you thank you for being there for Elizabeth”.
“She grew on me pretty fast”, Jethro said. “Can I talk to you and Elizabeth”?
“Yeah; we are over there”, Jason said point to the table in one corner of the yard.
.......
“I have news”, Gibbs said once Sonny, Audrey and Kate had joined them.
“What’s up Uncle Jethro”, Elizabeth asked?
“Diana is on her way to Texas”. “She will be tried there next”, Gibbs said. “They are going to be asking for the death penalty”.
“If they get it then what happens”, Kate asked?
“If she is found guilty; what they will then do is allow her to be tried by the other jurisdictions first”. “Then once all the trials are done, then she will probably be put to death row until her execution date can be determined”, Gibbs said.
“I still can’t believe that she wouldn’t answer all the questions that Ms. Owens asked her”, Elizabeth said. “What was she trying to accomplish”? “Will she live long enough to stand trial”? “She did expose Georgia, Deke and Anthony”.
“She probably figured that by not answering that the other law enforcement agencies wouldn’t have anything to hold her on”, Gibbs said. “But she is going to find out that she was wrong”. “Texas alone has enough on her to kill her by lethal injection”. She also possibly thought that she might be able to make a deal; which won’t happen”. “The authorities are having her heavily guarded to guarantee that she lives to stand trial”.
“I would love for her to have elaborated more details about Deke’s involvement in Elizabeth’s kidnapping”, Kate said.
“Well in a way she did”. “She told the court that Georgia, Deke, Joe, and your father were involved”, Gibbs said. “But she didn’t elaborate on how they were involved or how much they were involved”.
“And there is no guarantee that she will tell anyone that”, Audrey said. “She would think that by not telling that part that she would get off”.
“Miss Elizabeth”, Agnes said from the sliding glass doors to the house?
“Yes Agnes”, Elizabeth said?
“You have a visitor”, Agnes said.
“Coming”, Elizabeth said.
.......
“Hello”, Elizabeth said once she reached the living room. “I’m Elizabeth Morgan”.
“Hello; I’m Dylan McKay”. “I was married to Sarah. I would like to apologize for my ex-wife’s behavior”. “I didn’t know what she was doing”.
“You are not to blame for what she did”, Elizabeth said. “She was going at playing people”. “She played Jeff Webber to a T”. “Come and join us”.
“I don’t think I would be welcome”, Dylan said.
“You are welcome here”, Kate said from the door. “You are one of Sarah’s victims as well”. “Come and join us”.
“Alright”, Dylan said.
.......
“Thanks for that mom”, Elizabeth said. “She played him for all it was worth”.
“Her mother taught her well”, Kate said.
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Courthouse:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now in session”, the clerk said. “The honorable Judge Capshaw presiding”.
“Please be seated”, the judge said.
“Court case 87234T; the State vs. Sarah Webber”, the clerk said.
“How does the defendant plead”, the judge asked?
“No contest”, Sarah mumbled. She had begun to realize that the safest place for her was prison.
Everyone in the courtroom was shocked by Sarah’s plea.
“I am going to allow the state to ask you some questions”, the judge said. “Will you please take the stand Ms. Webber”?
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“Ms. Owens”, the judge said after Sarah sat down.
“Before I begin asking my questions there are some recordings that I would like to play for you”, Rachel said.
“Fine”, Sarah said.
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“Hello”, Diana said?
“Mom”, Sarah said. “I need so answers from you”. “And I need you to be truthful with me”.
“What do you want to know”, Diana asked irritated at her daughter?
“Is Elizabeth really your biological daughter”, Sarah said?
“No, she’s not”, Diana said.
“Is she really dad’s”, Sarah said?
“No, she’s not”, Diana said.
“Who is she really”, Sarah said?
“She is the daughter of Sonny Corinthos and Kate Howard”, Diana said.
“Who are they”, Sarah said.
“Sonny Corinthos is a mob boss”. “He runs Port Charles”, Diana said. “Kate Howard aka Connie Falconeri is the daughter of NY senator Alexandra Falconer”.
“Why didn’t you ever tell me”, Sarah said?
“Because it was something that you didn’t need to know”, Diana said. “Why do you ask”?
“Because I am going to get rid of Elizabeth for good”, Sarah said.
“You need to be careful Sarah”, Diana said. “Elizabeth is involved with Sonny’s enforcer; Jason Morgan”.
“So, what”, Sarah said.
“Why are you getting rid of her; other than the fact that you hate her”, Diana asked?
“Because of the money that Grandpa and grandma are leaving her”, Sarah said. “Did you know that Grandpa Holden left her money too”?
“No, I didn’t”, Diana said.
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“Is she dead”?
“She will be”. “The men I hired messed up, but that will be rectified soon”.
“Good, Elizabeth Webber is the reason that my family is in shambles”!
“We’ll both get what we want out of this arrangement”.
“You get to see Elizabeth Webber dead, and I get what is mine”.
“Did you know that she is involved with Jason Morgan”?
“No, but she is nothing but a slut and a whore”.
“Just make sure that you do what you promised and make sure she’s dead”, and the line went dead.
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“Is Elizabeth Webber dead yet”?
“No, security has been too tight”. “They’re waiting for a break in security”.
“She’d better be dead soon, OR YOU’RE NEXT”!!!
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“Why isn’t she dead”?
“She’s too heavily guarded; my men need to wait for an opening”.
“All you’re giving me is excuse after excuse; you’re trying my patience”!!!
“You’re also running out of time, GET IT DONE NOW”!!!!
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“Did you get the job done”? “Is she dead”?
“No”
“And why the he** not”?
“We couldn’t get a clean shot”. “She’s too heavily guarded now”. “And law enforcement knows that someone wants her dead”.
“How”?
“We’re not sure; someone told them”.
“Was Curly taken care of”?
“No, he’s been moved to the WSB”. “We can’t get to him”.
“Son of a B****”!
“Use the other plan”.
“Will do boss”.
“And take care of the other target as well”.
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“Hello”
“Is she dead”?
“No”
“You’re getting very close to the end of my patience”.
“She’s too heavily guarded”. “And law enforcement knows that someone wants her dead”. “But we have one last option to play”.
“It had better work, or your life ends”!
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“Hello”
“Is she dead”?
“No, but by tomorrow she will be”.
“You’d best not mess this up”. “I will no longer have patience for your failures”.
“It will be done by tomorrow”.
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“Hello”, she said answering the cell phone?
“You imbecile”! “Why is she still alive; and why do you continue to fail”? “Your time is up”!
“But” .... she tried?
“No buts”. “You failed; and that was your last chance”!
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“How do you feel at hearing those recordings; as well as the fact that agent Gibbs was able to trace and record those conversations”, Rachel asked?
Sarah didn’t respond.
“Miss Webber; how did you keep the AMA from finding out that you don’t have a medical license”, Rachel asked?
“I had someone who was good at fake documents get me one”, Sarah said. “Then after that I left the country”.
“Why did you kill that medical student”, Rachel asked?
“Because she found out the truth about what I was doing; not having completed the first year of med school”, Sarah said.
“How did you get involved with the Russian mafia”, Rachel asked?
Sarah didn’t answer that question. She knew that if she did the Russian would come after her.
“How long were you involved with them”, Rachel asked?
“Again, Sarah didn’t answer”.
“Who did they have you treat once you got involved with them”, Rachel asked?
Once again Sarah refused to answer.
“How did you get involved with Dustin Sandoval Sanchez”, Rachel asked?
Sarah again didn’t answer.
“How long were you involved with him”, Rachel asked?
Sarah sat silent.
“Why did you kill that CID agent 5 years ago”, Rachel asked?
Dylan looked right at his ex-wife waiting for her to answer.
“Because he was getting too close to ruining my life”, Sarah said.
“Are you responsible for the attacks on Elizabeth Webber”, Rachel asked?
“Yes, and I wish that I had succeeded”, Sarah said.
“How did you know that Steve and Helene were leaving Elizabeth money”, Rachel asked?
“I hired a PI to investigate what I would be getting once they were dead”, Sarah said. “He came back and told me that I was getting a little; but that Elizabeth was getting the bulk from both Steve and Helene”.
“How did you get into Jeff and Sofia Webber’s home”, Rachel asked?
“I paid someone from the security company to give codes to the alarm system as well as a layout of the home”, Sarah said. “I wanted them both dead for betraying my mother”.
“What is the name of the person who gave you the info”, Rachel asked?
“Tim Sandford”, Sarah said.
“How long before you were arrested had you been in Port Charles”, Rachel asked?
“I had been in Port Charles for almost two months before Mac Scorpio arrested me”, Sarah said.
“Who was helping you stay hidden”, Rachel asked?
“Nikolas Cassadine”, Sarah said. “We were sleeping together”. “We were going to leave together once Elizabeth was dead”.
“Did you know about Elizabeth”, Rachel asked?
“What about her”, Sarah said?
“The fact that she wasn’t Jeff Webber’s daughter nor your mother’s”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Sarah said.
“When did you find out”, Rachel asked?
“When Laura Spencer told me”. “Then I tried to call my mother but didn’t get an answer”. “After that I hired a PI”. “He’s the one who found out for me”, Sarah said. “I didn’t believe my mother after that phone conversation”.
“Were you involved in all of the plots to hurt Elizabeth and later Jason Morgan, her fiancée’”, Rachel asked?
“Yes, I was”, Sarah said.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
“Because Elizabeth doesn’t deserve to be happy or to have a gorgeous man like Jason Morgan”, Sarah said. “She also deserves to be dead”.
“Who is the man that you are really involved with and married to”, Rachel said?
“Anton Rossi”, Sarah said.
“Who is he”, Rachel asked?
“A member of the Italian mob”, Sarah said.
“What about Dylan McKay”, Rachel asked?
“He was just a way to temporarily disappear”. “He was also good for sex”, Sarah said.
“What about Nikolas Cassadine”, Rachel asked?
“Same as Dylan; the sex”, Sarah said.
“Who is Everett Holden”, Rachel asked?
“He was my mother’s father”, Sarah said.
“Why did you deserve what he left for Elizabeth”, Rachel asked?
“Because I am his grandchild; she is not”, Sarah said.
“I have here an affidavit stating that Mr. Holden knew that Elizabeth wasn’t his grandchild but that as far as he was concerned she deserved what he was leaving her for putting up with you and your mother”, Rachel said as she handed the paper to Sarah to read.
.......
“How could he”, Sarah said. “She was nothing to him”!
“I guess as far as Mr. Holden was concerned she was more than nothing to him”. “As I have heard said; blood doesn’t always make a family”, Rachel said. “Thank you, your honor, I am finished with Miss Webber”, Rachel said before sitting down.
“You may return to your attorney Miss Webber”, the judge said.
Sarah returned to her seat. She couldn’t believe what she had just found out.
“This court will recess while I make my decision”, the judge said rising from his chair.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now adjourned”, the clerk said.
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“What do you think dad”, Peyton asked?
“I am sure that Miss Webber is now rethinking what she did”, Lane said.
“Either way she will pay for what she did”, Mary said.
“I just can’t believe that all of what she did was because she was after the money that she thought she was entitled to”, Mike said.
“People will do a lot of things for money”, Lane said.
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“How long do you think she will get”, Brennan asked?
“Well; she is facing multiple charges”, Jack said.
“And each of those charges is worth quite a bit of prison time”, Stella said. “But it’s hard to say what the judge will do”.
.........
“What do you think Gibbs”, Caitlin asked?
“I think that she is going to prison for a long time”. “And she still must face charges for her other crimes”, Jethro said. “She will also be facing the AMA as well”.
“I still can’t believe that she pulled that one off”, McGee said. “And how is it that no one noticed”?
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“She will pay for that”, Deke said of Diana when he got a hold of her. She had turned on them. Not to mention that she had never told him about Sarah.
“I want to see Sarah Webber”, Deke told the guard.
.......
“Those idiots had failed”. “Elizabeth wasn’t ever supposed to have been alive. Diana would pay for that”. “She was supposed to have killed that brat”. “And as for his daughter and wife; they would pay for their betrayal”. He had to figure out what to do about his father, Anthony thought.
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His son was about to find out that any money that he had that wasn’t frozen by the authorities was going to vanish from his accounts. That money was going to go to his daughter in law, granddaughter and his great grandchildren.
“It is done sir”, his accountant told Harrison.
“Thank you Brad”, Harrison said.
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“I can’t believe what came out at Sarah’s hearing”, Bobbie said.
“I can”, Roy said. that young woman wanted what she could never have. “And since she knew that she would have a very hard time getting it legally, she decided that she would break the law to get what she wanted”. “Her mother taught her that”.
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“Wow”, was all AJ could say.
“Sarah Webber is a real piece of work”, McKenzie said.
“That she is”, AJ said. “And for what”? “Money”.
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2 days later:
“What have we found so far on Anthony Falconeri”, Gibbs asked the room?
“That he was involved in Elizabeth Webber’s kidnapping”, Cait said.
“That he raped Maggie”, Tony said. “Also, that he was Frankie’s Gallagher’s father”.
“That he was one of Georgia’s client’s”, McGee said.
“That he slept with Diana at one point”, Ziva said.
“That he was helping Georgia Hansen”, Agent Sutter said.
“That he as contacts with Helena Cassadine”, Agent Flannigan said.
“That he helped Georgia make those women and children vanish”, Agent Rabb said.
“We just got word that he was seen with Deke around the time that Ambassador McMillan was killed”, Agent MacKenzie said.
“He quite possibly may know if his wife is alive and where she is”, Agent Shepherd said.
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10 days later-
Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now in session”, the clerk said. “Please be seated”.
“Before I pass down sentencing; I will allow the victims to say something”, the judge said.
“Hello your honor. My name is Jason Morgan. My fiancée was one of Sarah’s victims. Sarah I would like to say that you are a spoiled brat who thinks that she is entitled to whatever she wants when she wants it. You wanted money that had been left to Elizabeth by people who loved her. You wanted me out of her life because you were so unhappy with your own life. I hope that you have a lot of time in prison to think about all the criminal things that you have done all for the sake of trying to get what you wanted”.
“Hello Sarah, Audrey said. I can’t understand why you did any of the things that you did. You wanted the money that was left to you. Honestly you would have gotten what my late husband had left you because that was the kind of person that Steve was. But you weren’t happy with just that. You wanted everything. Too bad for you that I oversaw things; because you will not be getting anything from my husband or myself”.
“Your honor; I am Sarah’s ex-husband. When she went missing months ago, I never dreamed that this was what she had been doing. She lied to me about everything. Sarah, I hope that you get what you deserve. All you know how to do is use people”, Dylan said.
“Hello Sarah, Gibbs said. You were surprised that I was involved in investigating what was going on with Elizabeth weren’t you”?
Sarah just sat there.
“Well I got involved because I love Elizabeth like she was my own daughter. I can only hope that you live a long unhappy life in prison for what you’ve done”, Gibbs said.
“Hello, your honor, young Caitlynn Webber said. I am Jeff and Sofia Webber’s daughter. Everyone thinking that I don’t know what happened to my parents that night at our house; but I do. I saw Sarah Webber walk into our house walk upstairs and shoot both of my parents for now reason other than the fact that my father didn’t love her mother. How dumb is that, kill a person just because he left her mother because he no longer loved her. I ask on behalf of my younger siblings and myself that Sarah Webber be given the harshest sentence that is allowed. Thank you”.
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“Will the defendant please rise”, the judge asked?
Sarah and her attorney stood.
“On the count of Conspiracy to commit murder; I hereby sentence you to 10 years in prison. One the two counts of first degree murder; I hereby sentence you to 20 years in prison. On the three counts of attempted murder; I hereby sentence you to 15 years in prison. These sentences are to be concurrent. You will serve one sentence right after the other, the judge said. I have also heard that you will be facing trials in other jurisdictions. I really hope that you take your time in prison to reevaluate your life and what you’ve done”.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now adjourned”, the clerk said as the judge left the courtroom.
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Outside Kelly’s:
As Agent Flannigan came out of the diner he realized that every table was taken.
“Would you mind if I joined you”, Lance asked?
“No; go ahead”, Brennan said. “I’m Brennan Killian”.
“I’m Agent Lance Flannigan”, he said.
“Are you once of the agents working on the Georgia Hansen case”, Brennan asked?
“Yes”, Lance said. “How do you know the case”?
“My friend Elizabeth Webber is involved in the case”, Brennan said.
“Oh”, Lance said.
“Do you think that she will be found guilty we she goes to trial”, Brennan asked?
“We hope so”, Lance said. “We have a lot against her”.
“Well I need to get to work, nice to share a table with you”, Brennan said. “Maybe we will meet again”.
“Maybe we will”, Lance said.
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WSB:
Cells-
As Scully was sitting in his cell he realized that People were going to be out to kill him. Especially now that Diana had named them all. Deke would be out to kill him; Georgia would as well. And knowing that they had connections that could kill him made him want to talk before they did find someone to kill him.
So, with that in mind he motioned over the guard and passed him a note. they had allowed him pen and paper to pass the time. he had made sure that his affairs were in order. He had written a letter to his son.
The guard read the note and then nodded at Scully. Then guard then went to get what was on the note.
.......
“Sir”, the guard said standing the doorway of the conference room?
“Yes”, Gibbs said.
“Mr. Scully would like to talk to you in the interrogation room”, the guard said handing Gibbs the note.
Gibbs read the note then said: “Tony go get Mr. Scully and bring him up please”.
“Got it boss”, Tony said before going to do just that.
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“What did you want to talk to me about”, Gibbs asked Joe?
“I will answer whatever questions you have”, Joe said.
“Why the change of heart”, Gibbs asked?
“I know that I am not going to live to go to trial”, Joe said.
“Why do you think that”, Gibbs asked?
“Because Georgia has high up connections, so does Deke and Anthony”. “They will make sure that I won’t get to talk”, Joe said.
“Okay”, Gibbs said. “Well then let’s get to it”. “Where is Ambassador McMillian’s wife”?
“I think that she is dead”, Joe said.
“Why”, Gibbs asked?
“Because Deke took her”, Joe said.
“Why would he have taken her”? “Wouldn’t she have been more valuable to him alive”, Gibbs asked?
“He would have played with her first”, Joe said. “And as far as her being worth more to him alive, she wasn’t”. “He had already killed the Ambassador”.
“What do you mean played with her first”, Gibbs asked?
“Deke was well known for his vile proclivities in the bedroom”. “He was into S&m, as well as other things that he would participate in while in the bedroom”. “His partners were not allowed to say no”. “He also gets his thrills from torturing his bedmates”, Joe said.
“Wow”, Gibbs said. “Why did you want Connie Falconeri”?
“Because I had fallen in love with her”, Joe said.
“But she’s didn’t feel the same way”, Gibbs said.
“I would have convinced her eventually”. “But to do that I had to get her away from Sonny”, Joe said.
“But your play didn’t work”, Gibbs said.
“No, it didn’t”. “And when I realized that it would never happen; I left her alone”, Joe said. “I also made sure that Deke never got close to her”.
“Why did you help kidnap her child”, Gibbs asked?
“I thought that if the child had disappeared that I would be able to have her”. “The way it was supposed to go; was that she was supposed to blame Sonny for their daughter being kidnapped”, Joe said.
“But that didn’t happen that way”, Gibbs said.
“No, it didn’t happen that way”, Joe said.
“Who are your contacts in the drug trade”, Gibbs said?
“Give me a piece of paper and I will write them down for you as well as where you can find them”, Joe said.
Gibbs handed him a piece of paper and a pen and watched as Joe wrote it all down.
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2 days later:
WSB-
“What happened”, Gibbs asked?
“Joe Scully is dead”, Robert said.
“How is that possible”, Gibbs asked?
“Someone got past the building security and got down here”, Robert said.
“How was he killed”, Gibbs asked?
“Gunshot to the head”, Robert said.
“Did anyone hear anything”, Gibbs asked?
“No; but this was found in the parking garage”, Robert said.
“A silencer”, Gibbs said. “Scully had predicted that someone would kill him”.
“And he ended up being right”, Robert said.
“Unbelievable”, Gibbs said. “So; either, Deke, Georgia or Anthony hired someone to kill Scully”.
“Probably”, Robert said. “We kept quiet that he was in custody”.
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Greystone:
“Hello Agent Gibbs”, Kate said once Max had let him in.
“Hello Ms. Corinthos”, Gibbs said. “Is your husband in”?
“Hello Agent Gibbs”, Sonny said walking in.
“I have some news; and it isn’t good”, Gibbs said.
“What”, Sonny said?
“Joe Scully is dead”, Gibbs said.
“How”, Sonny asked?
“Someone got past WSB security and killed him”, Gibbs said.
“Was it a hit”, Sonny asked?
“We believe that it was”, Gibbs said. “I talked to him two days ago”. “He told me that he knew that he wouldn’t live to go to trial”. “That Deke, Georgia or Anthony would kill him first”.
“What did he have to say”, Kate asked?
Gibbs proceeded to tell him what Scully had told him.
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“My god; Deke is sick”, Kate said. “So, Scully made sure that Deke stayed away”?
“Yes”, Gibbs said. “I investigated his story”. “I found the men that he hired to watch you; and they told me that Deke tried several times to get close to you, but they wouldn’t allow it”.
“Wow”, Kate said.
“Thank you for coming to tell us”, Sonny said. “I didn’t want him dead; I wanted him in prison”. “I hope you find out who ordered the hit”.
“So, do I”, Gibbs said. “Could one of the other families ordered the hit”?
“No; everyone thought he was really dead”, Sonny said.
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WSB-
Later that evening:
“Boss; we just got word that Joe Scully Jr. was found dead in his cell”, Caitlin said.
“Wow”, Gibbs said. “How”?
“Gunshot wound to the head”, Caitlin said.
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8 months later:
Courthouse-
“All rise”, the Bailiff said.
“Court is now in session”. “The honorable Judge Waylon Bradford presiding”. “Please be seated”, the clerk said.
“Is the state ready to begin”, the judge asked?
“Yes, your honor”, Rachel said.
“Is the Defense ready to begin”, the judge asked?
“Yes, your honor”, Georgia’s attorney said. “Your honor; my client wishes to change her initial plea”, Georgia’s attorney said.
“May I inquire as to why”, the judge asked?
“I would like to know that as well your honor as Ms. Hansen has be proclaiming her innocence to the rooftops”, Rachel said.
“She wishes to spare the court looming fees by trying her”, Georgia’s attorney said.
“I will accept her change of plea; but the state will still be allowed to ask their questions and I would strongly suggest that Ms. Hansen answer those questions, the judge said. Her victims that are present will also be allowed to make statements”. “How does the defendant”, Georgia Hansen, plead, the judge asked?
“No contest your honor”, Georgia said. Last night she had received a note. In the note she was told that she would be wise to plead guilty and take whatever punishment was given, or she would be dead within days.
“I accept your plea”, the judge said. “Would you please come and sit on the stand so that Ms. Owens can ask the state’s questions”?
Georgia rose and walked to the stand.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Georgia said then sat down.
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“Good morning Ms. Hansen”, Rachel said.
Georgia just nodded.
“Did you kill Mason Gallagher’s girlfriend and their unborn child”, Rachel asked?
“Yes, I did”, Georgia said.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
“Because she wasn’t good enough for him, and their baby was a bastard”, Georgia said.
“Why would that be up for you to decide”, Rachel said. “Mason is an adult who can make his own decisions”.
“Because he is incapable of making good choices; and that is because of his being Maggie Gallagher’s son instead of mine”, Georgia said.
“How did you find out who Jennings father was”, Rachel asked?
“Deke Mattinson and Anthony Falconeri told me”, Georgia said.
“How did they know”, Rachel asked?
“Because that have been watching all the players for decades”, Georgia said.
“How did you find out where he was at the time”, Rachel asked?
“From Anthony Falconeri”, Georgia said.
“How did you stop Frankie from finding him”, Rachel asked?
“We, meaning Anthony and I, made sure that she would never find him”. “Any correspondence that she sent, we intercepted”, Georgia said.
“Did you have your son Cole killed”, Rachel asked as Mason watched Georgia squirm?
“Yes, I did”, Georgia said.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
“Because he betrayed me”, Georgia said.
“How did he do that”, Rachel asked?
“By allowing Maggie Gallagher to get that brat back”, Georgia said.
“On that topic; how did you get custody of Jennings”, Rachel asked?
“I forged papers and paid off certain people to get custody”, Georgia said.
“Did you know Diana Webber”, Rachel asked?
“Yes, but not by that name”, Georgia said. “I know her as Amanda Holden”.
“How did you know her”, Rachel asked?
“She worked for me”, Georgia said.
“Doing what exactly”, Rachel asked?
“She was one of my ladies of the evening”, Georgia said.
“Did you run a high-priced escort service”, Rachel asked?
“Yes; and I was good at it”, Georgia said.
“Were you still running it up to your arrest”, Rachel asked?
“Yes, I was”, Georgia said.
“When did you find out that Maggie was expecting with Mason”, Rachel asked?
“I was at the hospital the day that she found out”, Georgia said.
“Do you know Anthony Falconeri”, Rachel asked?
“Yes, I do”, Georgia said.
“What did you have him do for you all those years ago”, Rachel asked?
Georgia didn’t answer.
“Do you recognize this book”, Rachel asked holding up Georgia’s Little black book?
“Yes; that’s my book”, Georgia said. “Where did you get that”?
“Mason found it for us”, Rachel answered. “It has been very enlightening reading”.
“Are you how Diana found out about Sofia”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Georgia said.
“How did you find out”, Rachel asked?
“I have been having Diana and her family watched”, Georgia said.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
“So that if I needed to blackmail her I would have info”, Georgia said.
“Did you hire the men to kill Maggie and Jennings Gallagher”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Georgia said. “But Jennings wasn’t supposed to live”.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
“Because I wanted that b—— dead”, Georgia said.
“Have you been in contact with Deke”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Georgia said.
“So, you’ve know where he has been”, Rachel said?
“Yes”, Georgia said.
“Do you know Heather Webber”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Georgia said.
“How”, Rachel said?
“Through Diana”, Georgia said.
“Where are the drugs”, Rachel said?
Georgia remained silent.
“Who are you drug contacts”, Rachel asked?
Again, Georgia didn’t answer.
“Did you know that Agent Gibbs and his team found your hidden accounts”, Rachel asked?
“No, I did not; but it explains my not being able to pay for an attorney”, Georgia said. “I would imagine that he had my accounts frozen”.
“Where are the people that you made disappear”, Rachel asked?
Georgia didn’t answer.
“Are you involved in terrorism”, Rachel asked?
Georgia again didn’t answer.
“We’re you involved in the Seattle Space needle bombing”, Rachel inquired?
Georgia didn’t say a word.
“Who else was involved”, Rachel asked?
Georgia remained silent.
“What about the Mall of America”, Rachel asked?
Again, Georgia just sat there.
“Who helped you”, Rachel tried?
Georgia wouldn’t answer her.
“Tell us about Miami International Airport”, Rachel tried again?
No response from Georgia.
“Who was involved”, Rachel asked?
Nothing from Georgia.
“Where are the children that Diana delivered to you”, Rachel asked?
“Probably dead”, Georgia said coldly.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
Georgia didn’t answer.
“Who were you selling US secrets to”, Rachel asked?
Again, Georgia didn’t answer.
“How much”, Rachel asked?
Again, nothing from the woman on the stand.
“Who is the head of Los Zeta”, Rachel asked?
“I refuse to answer that”, Georgia said.
“Where is he”, Rachel asked? “How do you know him”?
“I rescue to answer those questions”, Georgia said.
“Where is all the art you stole from the museums”, Rachel asked?
Georgia didn’t answer.
“Why did you want governor Rieley dead”, Rachel asked?
“He was in my way”, Georgia sad.
“Who else was involved”, Rachel asked?
“I refuse to answer that question”, Georgia said.
“Where are the young women from Canada that Diana handled over to you”, Rachel asked?
“I have no idea”, Georgia said.
“Who would know”, Rachel asked?
“Ask Deke or Anthony; they are the ones that took them from me”, Georgia said.
“Were you involved in the kidnapping of Melanie Corbin”, Rachel asked?
“Yes, I was”, Georgia said.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
“Because I wanted to punish Mike and his son for the fact that Mike chose Adela over me”, Georgia said. “I loved him”. “He was supposed to be with me”!
“Who else was involved in the kidnapping”, Rachel asked?
“Diana, Joe Scully, Deke Mattinson and Anthony Falconeri”, Georgia said.
“Why did you hate Adela Corinthos”, Rachel asked?
“Because she got what was rightfully mine”, Georgia said.
“Do you know where Adela’s oldest son is”, Rachel asked?
“He’s right her in this courtroom”, Georgia said pointing at Sonny.
“You know that I wasn’t talking about Sonny Corinthos”, Rachel said. “I mean the son that she had before Sonny was born”.
Georgia didn’t answer.
“That is all your honor”, Rachel said before sitting down.
“Very well”, the judge said. “We will reconvene tomorrow to hear victim statements”.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is adjourned”, the clerk said as the judge left the courtroom.
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Next day-
Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now is session”, the clerk said. “Please be seated”.
“Hello Georgia”, Mason said.
“You ungrateful bastard”, Georgia said. “I raised you”. “You were supposed to be my son”.
“Wrong”, Mason said. “I was never supposed to be your child with my father”. “My father didn’t love you; he loved my mother, Maggie Gallagher. I am here today to make sure that you get a very long prison sentence for what you did to Jenn as well as hiring those men to kill my mother. I hope you rot in prison”.
“Hello Georgia, Jenn said.
Georgia didn’t say anything.
I am glad that I got to face you in court today. What I want to say to you is this: you may have gotten away with keeping my mom and I from finding my father, but I have him in my life now. And I also have a huge extended family that I knew nothing about thanks to you and Anthony Falconeri. I am also here today to make sure that you pay for killing my grandmother. I hope that you get the worst punishment possible”, Jenn said.
“Hello, Kate said. I know that you know who I am. I am here today to tell you what a piece of garbage you for what are you did to my sister Frankie. You and my father didn’t want anyone to know about that did you? But we found out; thanks in part to Sarah and Diana trying to kill my daughter, we found out that Frankie Gallagher is really Frankie Falconeri. My daughter was in a way able to give me back my sister as well as a niece that I didn’t know existed. I will be happy with whatever long sentence the judge decides to give you”.
“Hello Mrs. Hansen; my name is Commissioner Mac Scorpio. I am the man that was involved with Frankie all those years ago. I am also Jenn’s biological father. I know about what you pulled concerning Frankie and my daughter. You can thank Mason for that. I am sure that you think that you are going to get off easy for all that you have done; but from what I have been hearing, you are still facing charges in other jurisdictions. You have a long string of trials ahead of you. Good luck to you”.
“Hello Mrs. Hansen”, Harrison said. “Do you know who I am”?
“Yes”, Georgia sneered.
“Good; then you know that what I am about to tell you is the truth. I have very high up connections through the USA but also throughout the world. I am going to make sure that you are not going to be given just a slap on the wrist for your crimes. You helped my son kidnap his own granddaughter and for what, to punish a man that did not love you. You need to grow up. People do not have to bow to your will. Your honor, I ask that she be given the harshest sentence possible as she shows no remorse for anything that she has done”, Harrison said.
“We will adjourn until I make my decision on your sentence”, the judge said.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now adjourned”, the clerk said as the judge left the courtroom.
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Chapter 55
10 days later-
Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now is session”, the clerk said. “Please be seated”.
“Will the defendant please rise”, the judge said?
Georgia stood with her attorney.
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“I can hand down a sentence for your part in the death of Maggie Gallagher, your part in the kidnapping of Melanie Corbin and the attempted murder of Jennings Scorpio”, the judge said.
Georgia rolled her eyes.
“Do you have anything to say before I pass down my judgement”, the judge asked?
“Yes”, Georgia said.
“Go ahead”, the judge said.
“I was not wrong in anything I have done over the years”. “And if given the again choice, I would do it all again”, Georgia said.
“Very well”, the judge said shaking his head. “For your part in the kidnapping of Melanie Corbin I hereby sentence you to 5 years in prison”. “On the count of murder for hire; I hereby sentence you to 20 years in prison”. “And lastly on the count of attempted murder; I sentence you to 5 years in prison”.
“How dare you”, Georgia yelled. “I did nothing wrong”. “I didn’t do anything that anyone else wouldn’t have done”. “You can’t punish me for that”!
“That is where you are very wrong Ms. Hansen”. “You didn’t do what anyone else would have done”. “What you did was reprehensible”. “And you will be punished for that”, the judge said.
Georgia began yelling again.
The judge banged his gavel several times.
“Moving on”. “I know that you are facing more charges in other states; as well as in Canada and abroad”. “So until you are moved you will begin your sentence in a cell at the WSB”, the judge said.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now adjourned”, the clerk said.
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2 months later-
WSB:
“Well there she goes”, Tony said.
“Yup; onto her next trial”, Gibbs said.
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Courthouse:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court in now in session”. “Please be seated”. “Case number 1985439 the State Vs. Deke Mattinson”, the clerk said.
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“How does the defendant plead”, the judge asked?
“Guilty your honor”, Deke said. He’d heard that there was a hit out on him. He had also received a very demanding letter; a letter that told him in no uncertain terms that he was to plead guilty or he would not live to make it to the next trial. But he was not going to go down quietly. He was going to take everyone with him.
“Are you willing to answer the state’s questions”, the judge asked?
“Yes”, Deke said.
“Come to the stand”, the judge ordered.
Deke took the stand.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Deke said before sitting down.
.......
“Where is Ambassador McMillian’s wife”, Rachel asked?
“Outside of Frankfort, Germany”, Deke said.
“Is she alive”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Deke said.
“How did she die”, Rachel asked?
“I tortured her to death”, Deke said.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
“Because she was a means to an end for Anthony
Falconeri and myself”, Deke said.
“What do you mean”, Rachel asked?
“With her and the Ambassador dead; there was no one to stop us from continuing with our business”, Deke said.
“And what business was that”, Rachel asked?
“Human trafficking”, Deke admitted.
“Do you know Helena Cassadine”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Deke said.
“How do you know her”, Rachel asked?
“I did a job for her”, Deke said.
“What was the job”, Rachel inquired?
“Keeping tabs on Luke Spencer, Laura Spencer, Lucky Spencer, and Elizabeth Webber”, Deke said.
“Why did she want you to keep tabs on these people”, Rachel asked?
“So that she would know what was happening here in Port Charles”, Deke answered.
“Where is she”, Rachel asked?
“I don’t know”, Deke said.
“Do you know Diana Webber”, Rachel asked?
“I met her through Georgia Hansen”, Deke said.
“How do you know Georgia”, Rachel asked?
“We were partners in business”, Deke answered.
“Joe Scully”, Rachel asked?
“Partners in business”, Deke said.
“Anthony Falconeri”, Rachel asked?
“Partners”, Deke said.
“Did you abuse your job as a cop”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Deke said. “Everyone did back then”.
“Did you take bribes while on the job”, Rachel asked?
“Everyone did”, Deke said.
“Did you fake Adella Corbin’s death”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Deke said.
“Where is she”, Rachel asked?
“My personal estate in France”, Deke said giving the address.
Gibbs had some of his people rush to the address along with Interpol.
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“What did you do with the women that Georgia brought to you from Canada”, Rachel asked?
“I sold them”, Deke said.
“To whom”? “Where are they”, Rachel asked?
Deke didn’t answer.
“Where is Sonny’s brother”? “Did you sell him too”, Rachel asked?
Deke knew that if he didn’t answer that Sonny would have him killed. He figured that if he told them then he would be distracted by Dylan.
“Last I knew he was in Tel Aviv, Israel”, Duke said.
“What name does he go by”, Rachel asked?
“Dylan Wakefield”, Deke answered.
“Why did you marry Adella Corbin”, Rachel asked?
“Because I wanted to hurt her; and she was mine”, Deke said.
“So you never loved her”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Deke said.
“How did you know about Elizabeth”, Rachel asked?
“I’ve always known about Sonny’s daughter”, Deke said.
“Why were you involved in her kidnapping”, Rachel asked?
“Because Sonny needed to be knocked down a few pegs”, Deke said. “And I thought that he daughter was the perfect tool to use to that end”.
“Diana said that she was told to kill Elizabeth”. “Is that correct”, Rachel asked?
“Yes it is”. “Sonny and Kate’s child was supposed to die”, Deke said. “But Diana didn’t follow that order”. “She figured that I wouldn’t find out that she didn’t do what I had ordered her to do”.
“One last question; did you really see Adella’s son Dylan”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I did”, Deke said.
“That is all your honor”, Rachel said.
“We will recess for today”. “We will reconvene tomorrow so that Mr. Mattinson’s victims cam make their statements”, the judge said.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
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WSB:
“Thanks for coming”, Gibbs said as Sonny, Jason, Elizabeth, Kate, Lane and the girls sat down.
“What do you know”, Sonny asked?
“Your mother is alive”, Gibbs said. But she is in really bad shape.
“Where is she”, Sonny said?
“My people have her and are bringing her here”, Gibbs said.
“What aren’t you saying”, Lane asked?
Gibbs didn’t want to make this harder on the family. “She is going to have a very long road ahead of her”, Gibbs said.
“We’ll all help her”, Lane said.
“Now about your brother”, Gibbs said.
“Has he been found”, Sonny asked?
“He is no longer in Tel Aviv”, Gibbs said. “He has disappeared”. “But his staff have said that he does that occasionally”.
“I will deal with that later”. “I need to prepare for my mother’s arrival”, Sonny said.
“I’ll call mom and dad”, Jason said.
“Thanks”, Sonny said.
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Unknown location:
“What is next on the agenda”, someone said?
“Have people watch Diana, Sarah, Georgia, Nikolas and Deke”. “Make sure that they are doing what they are supposed to be doing”. “They will not be allowed to hurt my family again”, Dylan said.
“Will do sir”, a man said. “When are you going to see your family”?
“Once I have these threats contained”, Dylan said.
“We have people on Diana and the others”. “What about Mr. Falconeri’s guest”, the man asked?
“Hold her for now”. “I will let Morgan and my brother deal with her”, Dylan said.
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Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now in session”. “Please be seated”, the clerk said.
“Good morning your honor”, Lane said.
The judge nodded.
“Hello Deke”, Lane said. “You didn’t think you would ever see me or Adella’s and my daughters again did you”?
“No I didn’t”, Deke said. “I knew that you had taken my warning seriously; and I had hoped that you would still be running”.
“You made my children believe that their mother was dead”, Lane said. “I would like to know why”?
“Because she was mine”, Deke said. “You could never have had her”. “She is married to me”!
“Not for long”, Lane said. “With what you have done to her; she will have sufficient ground to get a divorce without your consent”.
“I won’t allow it”, Deke said.
“You won’t have a say”, the judge piped in. “From what your staff has told authorities and such; you will not be given any say in the matter of a divorce”.
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“Hello Deke”, Mike said.
Deke didn’t say anything.
“I never trusted you and now I know why”, Mike said.
Again Deke didn’t comment.
“All I can say is that I am glad that you will be held accountable for what you did to my family; and that you will be behind bars from now on”, Mike said.
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“Hello Deke; I am glad to see that you are finally going to pay for your crimes”, Sonny said. “Including your involvement in my daughter’s kidnapping”.
“You’re a criminal”. “You have no room to talk”, Deke said.
“I’m not a criminal”. “It’s never been proven”. “I’ve never been convicted of a crime”, Sonny said. “I am actually working for the federal government”.
Deke just sat there. He couldn’t believe it.
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“Now that we have heard from your victims; we will recess while I deliberate on your sentence”, the judge said.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court is now adjourned”, the clerk stated.
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Around Port Charles:
As everyone awaited hearing what Deke’s sentence would be the citizens of Port Charles reflected on what had happened in the last several months....
Things in the Morgan home were going well. All of the kids had adjusted well to having Elizabeth and Jason for parents. Laura had not tried to even talk to her daughter. Nik had not either.
Things in the Corinthos household were good. The kids were doing well in school and just being a family.
Steven and Olivia were doing well. The kids loved to hang out with Elizabeth and Dante. Dante had met someone and was happy. Everyone was surprised that the person he had met was Agent Kate McCallister.
Audrey was enjoying time spent with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was also volunteering at the hospital again.
Mike and Mary were a happy couple. Both of Mary’s children loved the fact that their mother was happy. Mike was enjoying his grandchildren.
The Scorpio family was doing well. Felicia had finally left them alone. Jenn was adjusting to being a part of the family very well. She still missed Maggie but was doing good.
The Drake family was doing well. Patrick loved being a dad. Robin was still working at the hospital doing her research.
Both Robert and Anna were working with Gibbs and such to bring down Anthony. They were also trying to locate Sonny’s brother.
Marcus had gone to see Deke. All Deke gave him was excuse after excuse, which Taggart no longer bought. Taggart told Deke that he was no longer the man that he thought he had been.
The courts had finally granted Dylan McKay’s divorce from Sarah. He was planning on staying in Port Charles. He was working for Jasper Jax.
Frank and Karen were happy. They worked and spent time with family. Play dates with the kids were had and everyone had fun. Frank was also happy that his mom was doing great.
Word was that Laura was not having a very quiet time in prison. She had been trying to contact Nikolas but it was not allowed. She had never once asked about her daughter. She didn’t have any visitors. Deception cosmetic was bought by Jason after she was sent to prison. His sister Skye is in charge.
The Collins family had gotten quite the shock when the received a phone call from a police officer in Miami. Scott had been found dead in a run down motel off of the strip. The cause of death was gruesome. Officers think that he had been executed.
Diana was tried and convicted in California for one of her crimes. She was then sent to Canada to face charges. No one is sure where she will go next; but the years being added to her current sentence are racking up.
Nikolas had had a very hard time after arriving at Pentonville. He was not adjusting well to being behind bars. He seemed to think that he could buy his way out of trouble. He had been attacked several times since his arrival.
The Q family was their normal selves. Emily and Lance relationship flourish and Emily was finally happy after what happened with Nikolas. They are talking about getting married.
Anthony Falconeri still thought that he would get out of trouble simply by not talking. But he didn’t realize that with Gibbs on his case he would be facing a lot of charges. He also kept demanding to see his family, they refused.
Jack, Stella and Brennan were a happy family. Brennan was going to PCU and was spending time with Elizabeth. She loved being able to she Elizabeth every day.
Georgia had been tried and found guilty in Texas and was sentenced to life in prison. She was now on her way to Ottawa to face kidnapping charges as well as murder charges.
Mason had met Abigail Trenton from RCMP. They were dating and Abby was moving to Port Charles to work with the Port Charles Police Department.
Lane and the kids were getting ready for Adella’s return. They didn’t know how things would go but they would take things a day at a time.
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10 days later-
General Hospital:
Adella’s homecoming didn’t go exactly as planned. She was in worse shape than they originally thought.
“What can we do for her”, Lane asked?
“I have some recommendations but you might not like them”, Kevin said.
“Tell us”, Sonny said as his family prepared to listen.
“Physically she is fine”. “But you have to understand; she was tortured for how many years by Deke”. “He mental state has deteriorated”. “She is catatonic Sonny”. “There is nothing that I can do until she comes out of it; if she does”.
“So what would you recommend”, both Lane and Sonny asked?
“I would recommend placing her in the care of Rose Lawn”, Kevin said. “There she can be properly cared for and you and your family can still visit her”.
“Can we think about it”, Sonny asked?
“Sure; take all the time you need”. “When you are ready let me know”, Kevin said. “I know that this is not an easy decision Sonny”.
“No it’s not”, Sonny said. “But I want what is best for my mother”.
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Courtroom:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court in now in session; please be seated”, the clerk said.
“Will the defendant please rise”, the judge said.
Deke and his attorney stood.
“On the count of the abduction of Melanie Corbin; you are hereby sentenced to 10 years in prison. On the count of kidnapping of Adella Corbin; I hereby sentence you to 25 years in prison. For the torture of Adella Corbin; I hereby sentence you to 20 years in prison. These sentences will be served concurrently. I also believe that you will be heading to other jurisdictions as well to be tried for your other crimes”, the judge said.
“Court is now adjourned”, the clerk said.
“All rise”, the bailiff said as Deke was lead from the courtroom in chains. Then the judge left the courtroom.
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Greystone:
“I just wish that there was something more we could do for her”, Sonny said.
“I know”, Lane said. “You love her, we all do”. “Do you think we should wait and talk to Dylan”?
“We still don’t know where he is”. “I think that he would want us to do what was best for her as well”, Sonny said. “But I know that right now we have to do what’s right for her”. “That is long term care at Rose Lawn”. “We need to do what is best for her”.
“We do”, Lane said.
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“So”, Diane asked? She represented the family where Adella was concerned. She felt for Lane. He had lost her all those years ago; only to get her back this way.
“Please arrange things”, Lane said.
“Alright”, Diane said.
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“I know that you love her”, Sonny said. “She wouldn’t want you to spend your life alone”. “She would want you to find someone”.
“I know”, Lane said.
“I won’t push”, Sonny said.
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2 months later-
Courthouse:
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Court case number 9418731; the State of New York vs. Anthony Falconeri”. “The honorable Judge Amanda Lynch presiding”. “Please be seated”, the clerk announced.
“Are we ready to proceed”, the judge asked?
“The state is ready your honor”, Rachel said. She had been asked to represent the state in all the cases as she was familiar with all the people involved.
“We are ready your honor”, Anthony’s attorney said.
“How does the defendant plead”, the judge asked?
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“Sonny”, Kate whispered to her husband? Look.
“Sonny turned towards Anthony”. “He’s shaking”, Sonny whispered back.
“But what would have him that scared”? “He was never afraid of anything or anyone”. “He just got rid of whoever was the problem”, Kate whispered.
“We will have to wait and see”, Sonny whispered back.
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“The defendant pleads guilty your honor”, his attorney said.
“Very well”, the judge said. “Your client has quite a few questions to answer”. “Mr. Falconeri please take the stand”.
As Anthony took the stand Dylan Wakefield walked into the courtroom and sat down in the back in full view of Anthony.
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“Please raise your right hand and repeat after me”, the clerk said. “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God”?
“I do”, Anthony said.
“Please sit down”, the judge said.
As Anthony sat down he glanced right at Dylan and really got scared. He didn’t know that the man was Sonny’s brother; but Anthony did know the man from the business world. Dylan Wakefield was a man that you didn’t cross; and Anthony had crossed the man.
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“Can you state your full name for the court”, Rachel asked?
“Anthony Lorenzo Falconeri”, the man said.
“Where is your place of residence”, Rachel asked?
“Currently; Paris, France”, Anthony said.
“Are you a French citizen”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Anthony said.
“Do you know Georgia Hansen”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I do”. “We were partners”, Anthony said.
“How were you partners”, Rachel asked?
Tony didn’t speak.
“Did you sexually assault Maggie Gallagher”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I did”, Anthony said.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
“I owed Georgia a favor”, Anthony said. “She asked for my help with a problem”.
“And that problem was Maggie Gallagher”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Anthony said.
“What did Georgia want you to do to Maggie”, Rachel asked?
“She wanted me to kill Maggie”. “But I was told that I could have fun with her first”, Anthony said.
“But you didn’t kill her”, Rachel said.
“No; I didn’t have the chance as law enforcement showed up”. “There had been another crime committed in the parking garage at the same time”, Anthony said.
“Did you know that her daughter, Frankie, was yours”, Rachel asked?
“No I did not”, Anthony said. It wouldn’t have mattered.
“That’s cold”, Rachel said.
“It’s the truth”. “I never wanted daughters, I only wanted a son to carry on my name”, Anthony said.
“Do you know Deke Mattinson”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Anthony said. “We were partners”.
“What were you partners in”, Rachel asked?
Anthony stayed quiet.
“Why did you fake your death all those years ago”, Rachel asked?
“Because it was the only way that I could be free”, Anthony said.
“Free from what”? “Free from whom”, Rachel asked?
“From my father and his high expectations”. “From my wife and her constant need to know everything”. “From my daughter, who I never wanted”. “From all of the Falconeri family obligations that I didn’t want to have to worry about”, Anthony said.
“Who is buried in your grave”, Rachel asked?
“A homeless man that I found on the streets of New York”, Anthony said.
“Why would you do that to your wife”? “To your daughter”? “To your father”, Rachel asked?
“It was what they deserved”. “They wanted to much from me”, Anthony said. “I wanted to do things my way and by myself”. “I couldn’t do that with them in my life”.
“You mean the criminal lifestyle that you have been living for the last 20 years”, Rachel said?
Anthony remained silent.
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“Moving on”, Rachel said. “Do you know Diana Webber”?
“Yes I do”. “She worked for Georgia”, Anthony said. “I also had some dealings with her”. “She did some things for me as well”.
“What did she do for you”, Rachel asked?
Anthony didn’t answer the question.
“Why her”, Rachel asked?
“She was good at the skills that she had”, Anthony said.
“What skills would those be”, Rachel asked?
Again Anthony didn’t answer the question.
“Were you involved in the kidnapping of your granddaughter”, Melanie Corbin, Rachel asked?
“Yes I was”, Anthony said.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
“Because it was what her parents deserved”, Anthony said.
“What do you have against your daughter, Kate Howard”, Rachel asked?
“As I said earlier, I didn’t not want a daughter”, Anthony said. “She was of no use to me”. “She was useless”.
“What do you have against Sonny Corinthos, or as you knew him back then, Michael Corbin Jr.”, Rachel asked?
“He was a thug and a wannabe gangster”. “He ruined the Falconeri name”, Anthony said.
“But you said that you didn’t care about the family name”, Rachel said. “So which was it”?
Anthony didn’t respond.
“What could you possibly have against your granddaughter”, Rachel asked?
“She is the bastard of Sonny Corinthos; a known mob boss, and my whore of a daughter, Kate Howard”, Anthony said. “She should have been drowned at birth”.
“That is all your honor”, Rachel said.
“Is there anyone else that we need to hear from”, the judge asked? She knew that there was.
“Yes your honor”, Rachel said. “We have some witnesses that will shed some light on some of Mr. Falconeri’s business dealing as well as what he was doing before and after he faked his death”.
“Very well”, the judge said. “Let’s continue”.
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“Your honor; the state calls Harrison Falconeri to the stand”, Rachel said.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Harrison said.
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“Please state your name for the court”, Rachel asked?
“Harrison Falconeri”, Harrison said.
“How do you know the defendant”, Rachel asked?
“He is my son”, Harrison said.
“You’ve thought he was dead all these years correct”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Harrison said.
“How do you feel about that; knowing now that he faked his death”, Rachel asked?
“Hurt”, Harrison said. “Angry; knowing what he was doing”.
“How do you feel knowing that he was involved in your great granddaughter’s kidnapping”, Rachel asked?
“I want him punished”, Harrison said.
“How do you feel about what he did to Maggie Gallagher”, Rachel asked?
“Sick”. “My son is sick person to do that”, Harrison said.
“How are you coping with the fact that Maggie’s daughter; Frankie was your granddaughter”, Rachel asked?
“Sad”. “We never got to meet”. “I would have embraced her”, Harrison said.
“Like you have with your great granddaughter Jennings”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Harrison said.
“How would you feel if I told you that there are a lot of people here today who no longer believe that Frankie died saving her country”, Rachel asked?
“Then I would like to know how she really died; why and I would want proof”, Harrison said.
“Your honor; what kind of game is the prosecution playing”, Anthony’s attorney asked?
“Ms. Owens”, the judge said?
“Our next witness with clear all of this up your honor”, Rachel said.
“Alright; I will allow this line of questioning”, the judge said.
“Thank you your honor”, Rachel said.
“How are you doing with knowing that your son was involved at one time with the woman who took and raised your great grandchild”, Rachel asked?
“Very angry”, Harrison said.
“That is all your honor”, Rachel said.
“Do you want to ask this witness any questions”, the judge asked the defense?
“No your honor”, Anthony’s attorney said.
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“The state calls John Russo to the stand”, Rachel said.
John Russo was escorted to the stand by officers. He was in chains.
Anthony started to shake as he thought: how had they found out and how had they found Russo?
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, John Russo said.
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“State your name for the court”, Rachel said?
“John Russo”, he said.
“What is your occupation Mr. Russo”, Rachel asked?
“I am a killer for hire”, John Russo said.
“Do you know the defendant, Anthony Falconeri”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I do”. “He hired me to do a job”, John Russo said.
“Who did he hire you to kill”, Rachel asked?
“A Colonel Francesca Gallagher”, John Russo said.
“Objection your honor; there is no proof”, Anthony’s attorney said.
“I would like to offer into evidence this videotape as exhibit A”, Rachel said.
“Overruled”, the judge said. “We will take a short break while the bailiff sets the TV up”.
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After the TV had been set up; they had watched as Anthony had hired Russo to kill Frankie. Then they watched as Russo had carried out the hit; then made it look like Frankie had been killed by an enemy round.
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“Mr. Russo; how much did Mr. Falconeri pay you to carry out the hit on Frankie Gallagher”, Rachel asked?
“1 million dollars”, John Russo said.
“That is all for Mr. Russo your honor”, Rachel said.
“Do you have any questions”, the judge asked the defense table?
“No your honor”, Anthony’s attorney said.
“You may step down”, the judge said.
John Russo was then led from the room. Anthony knew he was in deep now. He could only hope that that was the only person that they had found.
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“Call your next witness”, the judge told Rachel.
“The state calls Alexandra Falconeri to the stand”, Rachel said.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Alexandra said.
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“Please state your name and occupation for the record please”, Rachel asked?
“My name is Alexandra Falconeri and I am a US senator for the state of New York”, Alex said.
“Senator Falconeri; do you know the defendant”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I do”, Alex said.
“How do you know him”, Rachel asked?
“He is my husband; or he was until he faked his death and made his family believe that he was dead”, Alex said.
“Did you know that he was planning to fake his death”, Rachel asked?
“No I did not”, Alex said. “If I had I would have turned him in”.
“Do you know about his criminal activities while he was alive”, Rachel asked?
“No”. “I didn’t find out about any of that until Agent Gibbs started his investigations”, Alex said.
“Are you and Mr. Falconeri still legally married”, Rachel asked?
“Seeing as he isn’t dead; and by his being here proves that he is still alive, yes we are still legally married”, Alex said.
“How do you feel about finding out that your husband was involved in the kidnapping of your granddaughter”, Rachel asked?
“I am furious”, Alex said. “To know that he had been planning that from the time he found out that our daughter was pregnant is reprehensible”.
“That is all your honor”, Rachel said.
“Any questions”, the judge asked the defense?
“Just one your honor”, Anthony’s attorney said. “Ms. Falconeri; have you remarried since your husband’s supposed death”?
“No”, Alex said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Anthony’s attorney said.
“You may step down”, the judge said.
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“The state calls Sonny Corinthos to the stand”, Rachel said.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Sonny said.
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“Do you know the defendant”, Rachel asked?
“I do”, Sonny said.
“How do you know the defendant”, Rachel asked?
“He is my wife’s father”, Sonny said.
“What is your opinion on the defendant”, Rachel asked?
“When I saw him last I though that he was a controlling, obsessive man”, Sonny said.
“Why did you think that”, Rachel asked?
“Because he controlled everything that his daughter did”, Sonny said.
“Were you involved in crime like he thought”, Rachel asked?
“No; and it has never been proven that I am involved”, Sonny said. And he was telling the truth. When he and Jason got involved with the FBI; they cleared the decks for both of them.
“How do you feel knowing that he was involved in your daughter’s kidnapping”, Rachel asked?
“Pissed”. “I want him to spend the rest of his life in a cage for orchestrating that”, Sonny said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
“Do you have any questions”, the judge asked the defense?
“No your honor”, the attorney said.
“You may step down”, the judge said.
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“The state calls Kate Corinthos to the stand”, Rachel said.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Kate said.
.........
“Were you surprised to find out that your father was alive and well and living abroad”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Kate said. “He let us believe that he was dead for all these years”.
“Do you have anything that you want to say to him”, Rachel asked?
“Yes. She turned and looked right at Anthony then said: I am going to do whatever it takes to make sure that you pay for taking my daughter away from me for the last 19 years”, Kate said.
“That is all your honor”, Rachel said.
“Any questions”, the judge asked the defense?
“No your honor”, the attorney said.
.........
“The state calls Olivia Webber to the stand”, Rachel said.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Olivia said.
.......
“How do you know the defendant”, Rachel asked?
“He is my uncle”, Olivia said.
“Can you describe your relationship with him as well as your thought on his behavior”, Rachel asked?
“There was no relationship between me and Anthony, Olivia said. He wanted nothing to do with me. As for my thoughts on his behavior; he was a tyrant. If you didn’t do something the specific way he wanted them done, he would punish you”.
“What was the punishment”, Rachel asked?
“I remember one time when Kate had been late coming home from a football game. She’s was only ten minutes late; but you would have thought that she had been hours late. Anthony hit her with his metal briefcase”, Olivia said.
“Were you suspicious when he apparently died”, Rachel asked?
“Yes”, Olivia said.
“Did you voice those suspicions to anyone”, Rachel asked?
“No; because my aunt and my cousin were going through so much at the time that I just figured that I would let it go”, Olivia said.
“What do you think of his explanation of helping in Elizabeth’s kidnapping”, Rachel asked?
“I think that he was lying”, Olivia said.
“What do you think his real reason was”, Rachel asked?
“I think that he saw Diana taking Elizabeth as a means to an end”, Olivia said. “It has come out that Anthony paid a million dollars to Diana to get rid of Elizabeth”.
“You honor we would like to offer into evidence Anthony Falconeri’s financial records that range from before Elizabeth was taken to just a few weeks ago”, Rachel said.
The judge nodded.
“Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
“Any questions”, the judge asked the defense?
“No your honor”, the attorney said.
“You may step down”, the judge said to Olivia.
.........
“The state calls Dylan Wakefield to the stand”, Rachel said.
There were some in the gallery that gasped; Sonny and Elizabeth included.
........
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Dylan said.
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“Welcome to Port Charles Mr. Wakefield”. “I am sorry that you are seeing this fine city under these circumstances”, Rachel said.
“It was not a problem”, Dylan said. “I was planning to come anyway”.
“Why were you planning to visit Port Charles”, Rachel asked?
“I have family here”, Dylan said.
“May I ask; what kind of family”, Rachel asked?
“I have a younger brother, four younger sisters, two nieces and three nephews here”, Dylan said with a smile.
“Do you know the defendant”, Rachel asked?
“Yes I do; very well”, Dylan said.
“How do you know him”, Rachel asked?
“I had some business dealings with him”, Dylan said.
“And what were those business dealings”, Rachel asked?
“Those dealings were me buying up everything he owned”, Dylan said.
“Why”, Rachel asked?
“To ruin him”, Dylan said.
“Why did you want to ruin him”, Rachel asked? “Were these dealings illegal”?
“These dealings were completely legal”. “I want to ruin him because he hurt my family”, Dylan said.
“Who is your family”, the judge asked?
“My family is Sonny Corinthos, Peyton, Rory and JoDee Bennett, Elizabeth Morgan, Joss Corinthos, Dante Falconeri, Morgan and Michael Corinthos”, Dylan said.
“You buying him out; was that all that you were doing”, Rachel asked?
“No”, Dylan said.
“What else were you doing”, Rachel asked?
“I was investigating him and gathering as much information on his illegal activities as I could”, Dylan said.
Anthony gave him a dirty look.
“Where is all of that information”, Rachel asked?
Dylan took out a stack of files out of his briefcase and handed them to the judge.
“Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
“Any questions”, the judge asked the defense?
“No”, the attorney said.
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“The state calls Herman Collins to the stand”, Rachel said.
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Herman said.
“Who do you work for Mr. Collins”, Rachel asked?
“Anthony Falconeri”, Herman said.
“What do you do for Mr. Falconeri”, Rachel asked?
“Whatever he needed me to do”, Herman said.
“Why are you testifying here today”, Rachel asked?
“Because I could not in good conscience continue to turn a blind eye to what he was doing”, Herman said.
“And just what was he doing”, Rachel asked?
“Human trafficking”, Herman said.
“Explain to the court how you found out this information”, Rachel asked?
“He had me make a phone call to one of his colleagues; I placed the call and he talked to the man”, Herman said.
“Go on”, Rachel said.
“Well a few weeks later; Mr. Falconeri was out of town and the man called saying that his shipping container had not arrived and that he wanted to know what had happened”, Herman said.
“Did you call your boss”, Rachel asked?
“I tried but he was not answering his cell phone”, Herman said.
“So what did you do”, Rachel asked?
“I went down to the pier and asked to see where the container had been”, Herman said. “When we got to where the container should have been picked up from; the container was still there”.
“What did you do then”, Rachel asked?
“I was not planning to do anything until the harbour master and I started hearing some noise coming from inside the container”, Herman said.
“What did you do”, Rachel asked?
“I told the harbor master to open up the container”, Herman said. “He had to get bolt cutters to cut the padlock off”.
“What did you find when you opened the container”, Rachel asked?
“Women and children; ranging in age from about five or six to I’d say about forty years old”. T”hey were chained together as well as chained to the inside of the container”, Herman said.
“Where was the container bound for”, Rachel asked?
“Russia”, Herman said.
“Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
“Any questions”, the judge asked the defense?
“Nothing your honor”, the attorney said. Then he whispered to Anthony: you are in deep now, there isn’t going to be a way out.
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“The state calls Matilda Falconeri to the stand”, Rachel said.
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“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, the clerk asked?
“I do”, Matilda said.
“How do you know the defendant”, Rachel asked?
“He is my husband”, Matilda said.
“You do know that he is still married to Alex Falconeri”, Rachel said.
“Yes”, Matilda said. “And I know what that really makes me”.
“So in essence Mr. Anthony Falconeri is committing bigamy”, Rachel said. “Interesting”. “Why are you here today”?
“To tell the truth”, Matilda said.
“What do you have to tell us”, Rachel asked?
“Everything about Anthony for the last 19 years”, Matilda said. Then she told all.
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“Nothing further your honor”, Rachel said.
“Any questions”, the judge asked of the defense?
“Do you love your husband”, the attorney asked?
“He isn’t my husband”. “He has a wife”. “Her name is Alex Falconeri”. “I am just his mistress”, Matilda said. “I will not to cover for him”.
“What about your children with him”, the attorney asked?
“My children are safe and where he can’t find them”, Matilda said.
“Nothing further your honor”, the attorney said.
“You may step down”, the judge said.
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“We will recess while I make my decision about sentencing”, the judge said.
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
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Chapter 56
“All rise”, the bailiff said.
“Please be seated”, the clerk stated.
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“Before I pass down my sentence I am going to give the victims a chance to speak”, the judge said.
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“Hello; my name is Mike Corbin”. “I am Elizabeth Morgan’s grandfather”. “I only have a couple of things to say”. “For what you did you my granddaughter; I hope that you burn in he—”. “And for your involvement in what Deke did to my Adela; I hope that you live and long and miserable life in prison”.
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“Hello Anthony. I know that you know who I am; seeing as you have had people watching my family to make sure that Elizabeth never found out the truth, Audrey said. How you could do what you have done to your own granddaughter is beyond me. And your excuse of that you didn’t want a daughter; is no excuse. We as parents are supposed to love our children and grandchildren unconditionally. You failed your child. You failed your grandchild. I hope that the judge throws the book at you. I also hope that while you are in prison that you learn the hard way about hurting women and children”.
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“Your honor; my name is Steven Webber. I ask that Anthony receive the harshest sentence that can be handed down to him. He took great pleasure in having my sister taken from her real parents; all in a need to be able to do what ever the he— he wanted”.
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“Hello Anthony”, Lane said.
Anthony sneered at Lane.
“I am glad that I got to be here to see you get your punishment for what you did to Adela. You seemed to think that you would never get caught. You seemed to think that you would never be punished for what you did to your victims”.
“Like you would know”, Anthony said.
“All I have to say to you is this. No matter what you did to Adela, or her children, they have beaten you. They have survived what you had a part in. I am very proud of Adela’s children; as well as her grandchildren, once of which is your granddaughter as well”, Lane said.
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“Hello your honor”, Jack said. “My name is Jack Killian”. “I have known Elizabeth since she was a very young girl”.
The judge nodded.
“I ask that you give this man the harshest sentence available to you, Jack said. He wanted Elizabeth dead. A lot of people would have mourned her”.
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“Will the defendant please stand”, the judge said.
Both Anthony and his attorney stood.
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“Anthony Falconeri I am read to hand down my sentence, the judge said. For your part in orchestrating the kidnapping of your granddaughter, Melanie Corbin, I hereby sentence you to 10 years in prison. For the faking of your death as well as insurance fraud; I hereby sentence you to 10 years in prison. For the crime of murder for hire; the victim being Frankie Gallagher, I hereby sentence you to 20 years in prison. For the murder of Maggie Gallagher; I hereby sentence you to 15 years in prison. For the attempted murder of Diana Holden; I hereby sentence you to 10 years in prison. For aiding and abetting a kidnapped; I hereby sentence you to 5 years. For your part in the kidnapping and detention of Adela Corbin, I hereby sentence you to 10 years in prison. And finally; for your part in the kidnapping and sale of Dylan Wakefield, I hereby sentence you to 5 years in prison. These sentences with be served concurrently”, the judge said.
“You can’t do this”, Anthony said. “Order in the court”, the judge said.
There were murmurs from the rest of those present in the courtroom.
“ORDER IN THE COURT”, the judge said banging her gavel. “Mr. Falconeri; I know that you are headed to other states to face more charges”. “I hope that you take this time to rethink your actions”, the judge said.
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The Madison Estate:
Everyone had moved over to the guest house as Jason was having the house renovated so that everyone would have their own space.
“Work will start in the morning”, Jason said. this would be their last night in the home as it was currently.
“Good”, Elizabeth said. “Good night”.
“Night; I love you”, Jason said.
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“How are you”?
“How do you think I am”, Sarah said. “I’m in prison”.
“How are you handling being here”?
“Don’t worry about that”. “I need you to do some things for me”, Sarah said. Her attorney was the only way that she could get an communications out of this hellhole.
“What do you need me to do”?
“Can you get these out for me”, she said slipping some notes inside the legal papers that he had had her sign? The attorney was as crooked as she was.
“I will do that”.
“Good”. “I will see you next week”, Sarah said. She was headed to her next trial.
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“You look like hell”, Deke’s attorney said.
“Did you do as I asked”, Deke said?
“Yes”, the lawyer said. “It will only be carried out soon”.
“Good; let’s see how they feel after my little gift”, Deke said. “I will get my revenge”.
The lawyer remained quiet. His client was nuts.
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Courthouse somewhere in the world:
“How are you”, a man said?
“How do you think I am”, Anthony said. “You need to get me out of here”. “Did you do as I asked”?
“Yes”, the other man said. “Do you think that course of action is wise”?
“I don’t pay you to ask me questions”. “I pay you to keep me out of jail and to do what I tell you to do”, Anthony said. “Have you found my wife”?
“Your wife is still in New York”, the man said.
“Not Alexandra”, Anthony said. “Marie”?
“No; I haven’t found her”. “She disappeared after testifying”, the man said. “I think she had help”.
“FIND HER”, Anthony ordered. “My children too”.
.......
He would soon rid the world of all who had come after him. He would take out Dylan Wakefield as well.
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“Why are we here”, Jason asked? He wanted to be at home with his family. Elizabeth hadn’t been feeling well recently and he was worried about her.
“Because Flynn said that this was the only place he would meet”, Sonny said. “Why”? “What’s wrong”?
“I don’t know”. “Elizabeth has been under the weather”, Jason said.
“Oh”, Sonny said. “Well, the flu is going around”.
Jason nodded. “I have a really bad feeling about this”.
..........
Four hours later.....
“Where is he Sonny”, Jason said.
“I don’t know”. “He said midnight”, Sonny said.
“What did he say to you exactly when he called”, Jason demanded?
“He said that he needed to meet; that someone was after him”. “He also said that he had some information for us on who’s as working with Scully”, Sonny said.
“Sh—”, Jason said. “Sonny; Scully’s been dead for months”.
“This wasn’t a meeting”, Sonny finally said. “It was a lure to get us out here but why”?
Before Jason could answer shots started ringing out.
........
“Sonny we need to get out of here”, Jason said. “My gut is telling me that this wasn’t Flynn”.
“Then who”, Sonny asked?
“I don’t know”. “Think about this; who would want us out here in the middle of nowhere”? “Also; while we are out here, our loved ones are home alone”, Jason said.
“Son of a b——”, Sonny said. “Let’s go”.
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Madison Estate:
“I just got word”. “Corinthos and Morgan are on their way”.
“Good”. “We were told to make sure that they were here to watch it as it happens”.
“Why”?
“To teach them a lesson I guess”.
.........
“Where are the guards”, Sonny asked as the drove through the open gate?
“I don’t know”. “They were there when I left and the gate was closed”.
........
Just as Sonny and Jason got out of the SUV with Max and Milo following, every building on the estate blew up.
“No”, Jason said as he went to run into the guest house.
“No Jason”, Sonny said. “You will get yourself killed”.
“Elizabeth and the kids are in there Sonny”, Jason screamed!!
........
“It’s done”, various people were told.
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As emergency crews and Mac and Taggart arrived Jason started towards the place where he and his family were going to stay until the house had been renovated.
It was then that he spotted Elizabeth and Aliya and Taylee. They were in really bad shape.
“ELIZABETH”, Jason yelled! “SONNY”!
........
“We need to get them to General Hospital”, Frank said.
“I am going with you”, Jason said.
Frank nodded.
“Let’s go”, Frank told his partner.
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General Hospital:
While the ambulance had been en-route; Max had sent out a 911 to all of Elizabeth and Jason’s family as well as anyone else that would want to be there.
.........
“Sonny”, Mac said.? “How is she”?
“We are waiting on word”, Sonny said. “Did you find the other kids”?
“Not yet”, Mac said. “Sonny; you are going to need to be prepared, we might not find the kids alive”.
Sonny just nodded.
“Can you tell me what happened”, Mac asked?
“We had been called by someone saying that they wanted a meeting”. “We went to meet with them; it wasn’t until four hours later that we realized that it was a trap”. “Someone started shooting at us”, Sonny said.
Mac was writing things down. “Go on”, Mac said.
“When we were able to get away we headed to Jason’s”, Sonny said. “Just as we got out of the SUV the house and all the other building exploded”.
“Ok; I will let you know if we find anything”, Mac said.
“Thanks Mac”, Sonny said.
........
Everyone stood as they saw Patrick walking down the hall...
“Jason”, Patrick said.
“How is my wife Dr. Drake”, Jason asked?
“She’s alive”, Patrick said. “Sit down and I will tell you what I can”.
Jason sat down as Patrick told everyone how Elizabeth was....
“She’s alive”. “She was covered in bruises”, Patrick said.
“Were they from the explosion”, Sonny asked?
“No”, Patrick said. “They happened prior to the explosion”. “Jason there is more”. “Elizabeth is pregnant”.
Everyone gasped.
“Is the baby alright”, Audrey asked?
“For now yes”, Patrick said.
“Can I see her”, Jason asked?
“Jason; before I take you to her there is something else that I need to tell you”, Patrick said.
“What”, Jason asked?
“Elizabeth is in a coma”, Patrick said.
“For how long”, Sonny asked?
“We don’t know”, Patrick said.
As Patrick said that Jason’s knees gave out.
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“Sonny where is she”, Kate said running in?
“They are taking her to her room”, Sonny said.
“What happened”, Kate asked?
“The estate exploded”, Sonny said. “We don’t know more than that”.
Kate nodded. “Jason’s with her”?
“Yes”, Sonny said. “We’re all going to have to pitch in to help”. “I don’t think he is going to leave this hospital until she does”.
Again Kate nodded. “What about the kids”, she asked?
“We are still waiting for news”. “I do know that Lulu is with Lesley”, Sonny said.
.......
As Sonny and Kate waited other people started to trickle in....
“How is she”, Steven said as he, Olivia and Dante arrived?
“Let’s wait until everyone is here”, Sonny said.
“Sonny”, Audrey asked?
Sonny was at a lack of words.
........
Once everyone was there Sonny said: “I will tell you all what we know so far”.
Everyone nodded.
“Jason and I had been outside of Buffalo at a meeting when we were ambushed”. “We headed back to Port Charles”. “We arrived at the estate and were getting out of the truck when all of the buildings exploded”, Sonny said.
“Where was Elizabeth and the kids”, Audrey asked?
“They were all staying in the guesthouse”, Sonny said. “Construction had started”.
“Sonny where are the kids”, Audrey asked? “Where are my great grandchildren”?
“Taylee and Aliya were found with Elizabeth”, Sonny said as Mac arrived. “They are upstair in the Peds ICU; being treated for minor burns and some other minor injuries”. “Mac”?
Mac sat down and then began... “We’ve been combing the crime scene since we got the fire out”. “As you know Elizabeth, Taylee and Aliya were found just inside the front door to the guest house”.
“Where are the rest of the children Mac”, Audrey asked?
“Lulu is with Lesley”, Mac said. “I just got off the phone with her and she and Lulu are headed back”.
“Answer me Mac”, Audrey said.
“Caitlyn, Riley and Cassidy were found in what was left of the guest house”, Mac said. “I am sorry Audrey; they didn’t survive the explosions”.
Audrey fell apart.
Just then they all hear two little girls screaming for “mommy”. That is what they called Elizabeth.
Audrey snapped out of her stupor and went to her granddaughters.
“What are we going to tell them”, Kate asked?
“I don’t know”, Sonny said. “I have something else that I need to tell all of you”. “Elizabeth is pregnant”.
Everyone gasped.
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“Do we know how she is”, Olivia asked?
“We know that she is in very bad shape”. “Patrick also informed Jason that Elizabeth is pregnant”, Sonny said.
Olivia cried.
“Is Jason in with her”, Steven asked?
“Yeah; he is refusing to leave her”, Sonny said.
Steven nodded.
.........
“What happened”, Mike asked when he arrived?
“We arrived back at Jason’s”, Sonny said. “As we were getting out of the truck; the entire estate exploded”.
“Who”, Mike asked?
“We don’t know”. “It’s not anyone that we know”, Sonny said. “Things have been peaceful”.
Mike nodded.
........
“Sonny”, Diane said arriving. “I am here if you or Jason need anything”.
“Thanks”, Sonny said.
......
“How is Jason really holding up Sonny”, Alexis asked?
“Not good”, Sonny said. “I think that if she doesn’t make it, that he is going to be in a really bad place”. “Worse then what happened when she was kidnapped”.
Alexis just nodded. She had know Jason for a long time, and she had to agree with Sonny. It would be bad.
........
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WSB:
“What do you need”, Robert asked as he and Anna arrived to give Gibbs and his team assistance?
“My team is still at the scene”, Gibbs said. “I think that we need to take a look at people who had a grudge”.
“Against who”, Anna asked? “Sonny”? “Jason”?
“Elizabeth”, Gibbs said.
“Explain”, Robert said?
“Whoever was responsible; lured Sonny and Jason away from home right before it happened”. “If they were after Sonny and or Jason, they would have hit when they were home”, Gibbs said.
“But they hit when it was only Elizabeth and the kids”, Anna said.
Gibbs nodded. “I think that this was someone wanting to go after Elizabeth”.
“We will give you any assistance that you need”, Robert said.
Gibbs again nodded.
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She had just received a letter from her attorney....
“I’m sorry to inform you; but she is still alive”.
“Damn it”, She whispered. “Does that b—— have nine lives”? “Now what”?
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“How is Frank doing”, Audrey asked?
“I don’t know”, Karen said. “He was one of the EMTs who responded”. “He wanted to have some time alone”.
Audrey nodded.
.......
“Audrey do you need anything”, Jax asked?
“I’m okay”, Audrey said. “I am just very worried about Elizabeth”. “Jason as well”.
“They are each other’s other half”, Chloe said.
“That they are”, Audrey said.
........
“Ned called”, Edward said. “He is on his way home”.
“Elizabeth would want to see him”, Sonny said.
“He said that he thinks that Jason is going to need him”, Lila said.
Sonny nodded.
“How is Kate doing”, Lila asked?
“She is in with Elizabeth and Jason”, Sonny said.
Lila nodded.
........
“How are the kids”, Alex asked? She had just arrived from DC.
“They are in ICU”, Sonny said. “They keep calling for Elizabeth”.
“How is she”, Harrison asked?
“It’s not good”, Sonny said.
.........
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WSB:
“What do you have”, Gibbs asked?
“We found traces of weapons grade explosives”, Cait said. “We found traces all over the estate”.
“So whoever is responsible hired pros”, Tony said.
“Keep looking”, Gibbs said.
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“Where is Jason”, Brennan demanded when she, her dad and Stella walked in?
“In with Elizabeth”, Audrey said.
Brennan nodded before going to Elizabeth’s room to sit with Jason. She had become very good friends with Jason. She could see that he really loved her best friend.
.......
Jason didn’t hear her walk in.
Brennan just sat down and took his hand.
.......
“What if she doesn’t come out of this”, Jason asked?
“She will”, Brennan said. “She’s a fighter”.
“I can’t do this without her”, Jason whispered.
“She’s just healing; then she will come back to us”, Brennan said. She had to believe that her friend would come out the other side.
Jason just remained quiet. He was afraid that Brennan was wrong; that the love of his life wouldn’t come out of this alive, and that he would be left raising their kids alone.
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“How is she”, Lane asked as he and the three girls walked in?
“It’s not good”, Sonny said.
“Where’s Jason”, Rory asked?
“He is in with Elizabeth”, Sonny said. “He is not handling this very well”. “And what makes it harder is that Elizabeth is pregnant with their little one”.
“Oh”, Lane said. “Do they know who is responsible”?
“Mac is investigating; as is Agent Gibbs and his team”, Sonny said.
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“Sir”, a man said?
“Yes Anderson”, Dylan said?
“I have bad news”, Anderson said.
“Tell me”, Dylan said.
“Your niece Elizabeth was injured in an explosion at the Madison Estate”, Anderson said. “She is in critical condition at General Hospital”.
“Keep on it and keep me informed”. “I have a feeling I know who is responsible; or the parties that are”, Dylan said.
“Yes sir”, Anderson said taking his leave.
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“Dad”, Dante said. He had just gotten off shift and had come right to General Hospital? “How is she”?
“She is in a coma”, Sonny told his son.
“How is Jason”, Dante asked?
“Not good”, Sonny said.
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24 hour mark:
“Jason”, Monica said walking into the room?
“Yes”, Jason whispered?
“Your baby made it to the 24 hour mark”, Monica said. “You will get to he or she in 7 months”.
Jason just nodded. He couldn’t accept that until Elizabeth woke up to share that with him.
Monica knew, that she wouldn’t get anything else from Jason until Elizabeth woke up. She knew that he was hurting.
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Elizabeth’s room:
While sitting in the silence Jason had come to a decision. He wasn’t going to have the family go back to the estate. He just wouldn’t be able to set foot on the property after what happened.
“You wanted to see me”, Diane said entering the room?
“Yeah”, Jason said.
“How is she”, Diane asked?
“The baby made it past the 12 hour and 24 hour marks”, Jason said.
“She’s strong Jason; she’ll get through this”, Diane said. “What do you need”?
“Sell the estate”, Jason said. “We won’t be returning”.
Diane nodded and then asked? “What else”?
“Find me another property that I can build on”, Jason said.
“I will get right on those items, Diane said. “Call me if you need anything”.
Jason didn’t answer.
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“Have you found out anything”, Alexis asked Mac at breakfast that morning?
“No”, Mac said. “Gibbs and his team are on the case; I know that he will find out who ordered it”.
“Do you have any theories”, Alexis asked?
“I do”, Mac said.
“Can you share with me”, Alexis said?
“Sarah”, Mac said.
“Would she”? “How could she pull it off from prison”, Alexis asked?
“It’s possible; if her attorney was loyal enough to her and didn’t care about being arrested”, Mac said.
“Who else”, Alexis asked?
“Deke”, Mac said.
“He could pull it off; but why”? “He was caught”. “He would have to know that he wouldn’t get away with it”, Alexis said.
“To get revenge against Sonny and Adela”. “He kills her granddaughter and it would hurt them both”, Mac said. “Even though Adela is catatonic it would still hurt her”.
“Anyone one else”, Alexis asked?
“Anthony”, Mac said.
“Wow”, Alexis said. “All three of them would do this”. “How can you prove it though”?
“Gibbs is on it”, Mac said.
“What do you think Dylan will do”, Alexis asked?
“Right now he is the wild card”. “He hasn’t contacted Sonny or his sisters”. “I am now sure what he will do; but I do know this”. “Everything he has set in motion so far concerning Anthony has all been legal”, Mac said.
“Then we will have to wait and see”, Alexis said.
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General Hospital:
“Grandfather”, Ned said?
“Ned”, Edward said rising and hugging his grandson. “I’m glad you came”. “Jason is going to need you”.
“Where is he”, Ned asked?
“He is in with Elizabeth”. “He refuses to leave her room”, Edward said. “I think he is afraid that she isn’t going to wake up”. “Ned; Elizabeth is pregnant”.
“Oh”, Ned said. “This isn’t going to be easy”. “How is everyone else dealing”?
“We are all worried about Jason and Elizabeth”, Edward said.
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WSB:
“What do we have”, Gibbs asked?
“Nothing definite”, McGee said.
“Jethro; there is a Dylan Wakefield here to see you”, Robert said.
“I wasn’t expecting that”, Ziva said.
“Why not”, Caitlin asked?
“I figured that he would not want anything to do with the Corbin/Corinthos family after everything”, Ziva said.
……
“What can I do for you Mr. Wakefield”, Gibbs asked?
“It’s what I can do for you”, Dylan said. “I can help you find out who hurt my niece”.
“Tell us”, Gibbs said as everyone gathered in the room.
…….
“Wow”, Caitlin said. “Sarah, Deke and Anthony all wanted Elizabeth dead”. “Did they know that the others were going to hire people”?
“From what my people have discovered; no they didn’t”, Dylan said. “But from what my people that I have watching them have heard, they are angry that she is still alive”. “I will not allow anyone to hurt my niece again”.
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2 days later:
“Agent Gibbs”, Edward said.
“Mr. Quartermaine”, Gibbs said. “Is Jason in with Elizabeth”?
“Yes”, Edward said. “Do you know who did this to my grandson’s wife”?
Gibbs just headed down the hall to talk to Jason.
…….
“Jason”, Gibbs said entering the room?
“Who did this”, Jason asked?
“The only reason that I am telling you this is that we are about to go forward with having the people responsible charged with the crime”. “We are also charging the three people who paid to have it done”, Gibbs said.
“Who”, Jason said?
Sarah Webber, Deke Mattinson, and Anthony Falconeri”, Gibbs said. “They all wanted Elizabeth dead”. “In Sarah’s case she wanted Elizabeth and the kids dead”.
“Why”, Jason asked?
“In the case of Sarah; she wanted to finish what she started. She still seems to think that she will get the Hardy/Webber money, Gibbs said. Deke; he wants to further punish Sonny and Adela. And Anthony; he wanted any trace of the child he never wanted Kate to have erased from the human race. He knew that it would hurt the Falconeri family as well as hurt Sonny”.
“What will happen to them now”, Jason asked?
“More time onto their sentences”, Gibbs said. “All three of them are on their way to their next trials”.
Jason nodded. “Thank you for telling me”.
“How are she and the baby”, Gibbs asked?
“The baby made it past the 24 hour mark; so things look good there”. “Elizabeth is still in a coma”. “We are waiting for her to wake up”, Jason said.
Gibbs nodded.
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“Jason”, Diane said when she arrived later that afternoon?
“What did you find”, Jason asked?
“I couldn’t find you a house”, Diane said. “But I did find you a piece of property to build on”.
“Where”, Jason asked?
“A property not far from the Q mansion”, Diane said.
“Buy it”, Jason said. “Then get a hold of an architect and set up at meeting”. “I will meet with him or her here”.
Diane nodded and went to accomplish that task.
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3 days later:
Jason had met with the architect and building had begun. When Elizabeth woke up they would be moving into their new house not far from the Quartermaine mansion.
As he was sitting in the chair by her bed he finally succumbed to the sleep that he had been fighting.
While Jason was sleeping, Elizabeth was dreaming while out. She was reliving various events in hers and Jason’s life.
begin flashback:
“We are gathered together on this day to witness and celebrate the marriage of Jason Morgan & Elizabeth Corinthos. We come together not to mark the start of a relationship, but to acknowledge and strengthen a bond that already exists. This ceremony is a public affirmation of that bond and as their dearest family and friends, it is our honor and privilege to stand witness to this event.
This day is made possible not only because of your love for each other, but through the grace and support of your family and friends. It is our hope that your fulfillment and joy in each other will increase with each passing year.
Marriage is a commitment in life, where two people can find and bring out the very best in each other. It offers opportunities for sharing and growth that no other human relationship can equal, a physical and emotional joining that has the promise of a lifetime.
………….
Let us bow our heads in prayer. Lord, we thank you for gathering everyone here today. We ask that you help Jason and Elizabeth to remember the strong love that they share. To work that love into practical things so that nothing can divide them. May their love always inspire them to be kind in their words, considerate of the other’s feelings, and concerned for the other’s needs and wishes. Increase their faith and trust in You. Bless their marriage with peace and happiness and make their Love fruitful for Your glory and their joy, both here and in eternity. Amen.
While the commitment begins with the two of you, its effect radiates outward. It touches your family and friends and ultimately all of society. When this commitment is seriously made and continuously fulfilled, it leads to the richest and most rewarding of human relationships.
Your relationship will take more than love. It will take trust, to know in your hearts that you want only the best for each other. Dedication, to stay open to one another, to learn and grow, even when it is difficult to do so. And faith, to go forward together without knowing what the future holds for you both.
While love is our natural state of being, these other qualities are not as easy to come by. They are not a destination, but a journey. Marriage is a give and take between two personalities, a mingling of two endowments which diminishes neither, but enhances both.
……….
Seeing that no moment is without meaning, we ask that you take this marriage as a beginning of your lives together. Today signifies the creation of a new home and a new family for you both. May you be fulfilled by each other’s love and friendship. May you be overjoyed by the promises you are about to make and the life together you will create.
Remember that in every marriage, there are good times and bad, times of joy and times of sorrow. Marriage is a journey – a time of adventure and excitement enhanced by the love, trust, dedication and faith you share in one another.
May the promises you make to one another today, be lived out to the end of your lives. Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys, but today is the day it all begins.
Jason and Elizabeth, do you, with your family and friends as your witnesses, present yourselves willingly and of your own accord to be joined in marriage?
We do, both Jason and Elizabeth said.
Will you promise to care for each other in the joys and sorrows of life, come what may, and to share the responsibility for growth and enrichment of your life together?
We will, Jason and Elizabeth stated.
………
Jason, please repeat after me.
I, Jason, take you Elizabeth, to be my wedded wife
I give to you in the presence of these witnesses
My promise to stay by your side,
In sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow,
As well as through the good times and the bad.
I promise to love you without reservation,
Comfort you in times of distress
Encourage you to achieve all of your goals,
Laugh with you and cry with you,
Grow with you in mind and spirit
Always be open and honest with you,
And cherish you for as long as we both shall live
Elizabeth, please repeat after me
I, Elizabeth, take you Jason, to be my wedded husband
I give to you in the presence of these witnesses
My promise to stay by your side,
In sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow,
As well as through the good times and the bad.
I promise to love you without reservation,
Comfort you in times of distress
Encourage you to achieve all of your goals,
Laugh with you and cry with you,
Grow with you in mind and spirit
Always be open and honest with you,
And cherish you for as long as we both shall live
………..
Having this love in your hearts, you have chosen to seal your vows by exchanging rings.
From the earliest times, the circle has been a sign of completeness. The rings that you have chosen to wear have neither beginning nor end, much like your love for one another. They are a symbol of the words that you speak today. May these rings be from this day forward, your most treasured adornment, and may the love they symbolize, be your most precious possession. As you wear these rings, may they be constant reminders of these glad promises you are making today.
Jason, take this ring, place it on Elizabeth’s finger and repeat after me.
I give you this ring as a symbol
of my love and faithfulness to you.
……..
Elizabeth, take this ring, place it on Jason’s finger and repeat after me.
I give you this ring as a symbol
of my love and faithfulness to you.
Jason and Elizabeth from this moment forward you will never be alone. You will carry with you the love of another person, giving you a completeness and renewed lightness. May your life together be immersed in love and excitement. May you strive to enrich each other in every possible way. And may you work to bring the peace you find to this world.
………
Having pledged their fidelity to one another, to love, honor and cherish one another in the presence of this gathering and by the authority vested in me by the constitution and the laws of this state, it is my honor to now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my honor to be the first to introduce you to: Mr. and Mrs. Jason Morgan”.
end flashback
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Later that night-
Waiting room:
“We all know Jason well enough to know that we are going to need to step in and help him with the girls”. “We all know that he is not going to leave with Elizabeth here”, Steven said.
Everyone nodded.
“We will all take a shift”, Olivia said. “When the girls are able to go home we will be there to help”.
“Everyone can come to the mansion”, Alan and Monica said. “We are also going to need to set up a shift schedule”. “We are going to need to get him out of the room to eat and shower”.
Everyone nodded.
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Germany:
“What do you have for me”?
“Elizabeth Morgan is still alive”, a man said.
“What happened”, Deke said.
“Apparently someone else screwed up”. “From the information that I have; other groups were trying to accomplish the same end and screwed everything up”, his attorney said.
“What do you mean”, Deke asked?
“Apparently someone went after the kids”, the attorney said. “But they missed”. “They killed all but three of the children”.
“Damn it”, Deke said. “This was my only chance”. “Can I be linked to this”?
“No”, the attorney lied.
Deke nodded.
…….
He had wanted Elizabeth to die as his last act of revenge against Sonny and Adela. Only stupid people screwed up; and his attorney must have hired stupid people. Now he wouldn’t get another shot. And he didn’t believe his attorney about no one linking this to him. The screw up would lead Dylan Wakefield right to his door; and Deke had nowhere to hide.
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Italy:
“Sir”, a man said,
“What”, Anthony said? “Are you getting me out of here”?
“That is not going to be possible and you know that”, his attorney said.
“Then why are you here”, Anthony demanded?
“It’s about Elizabeth Morgan”, the attorney said.
“What about her”, Anthony said?
“She is still alive”, the attorney said.
“What went wrong”, Anthony demanded?
“Someone screwed up”. “I have been informed that your people were not the only ones planning something”, the attorney said. “Two others were as well”.
“Who”, Anthony demanded?
“Unknown”, the attorney said.
Anthony didn’t say anything else; he just knocked on the door and waited to be taken back to his cell. His trial here started in two days. That little bastard was the reason that he was in this place to begin with.
…….
Anthony’s cell:
As he was laying on his cot; he knew that he was now living on borrowed time. He knew that Dylan would find out about his being involved. He would come after him. Everyone had failed. Deke had failed to get rid of the little brat named Elizabeth. Diane had failed to get rid of her as well. All attempts to get rid of her had failed. She should not exist; just like his daughters, Kate and Frankie. At least he had accomplished getting rid of Maggie.
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Port Charles-
Elizabeth’s hospital room:
“Jason”, Brennan said.
Jason looked at her.
“I need you to do a favor for me and Elizabeth”, Brennan said.
“What”, Jason whispered?
“Go home take a shower, go and see the girls, eat and take a nap”. “Then come back”. “Please”, Brennan said?
Jason knew that she was right, it was just going to be hard not being here with Elizabeth. “Okay”, Jason said.
“I will stay here with Elizabeth”. “I’ll tell her about my dad and Stella’s wedding”, Brennan said.
Jason stood and nodded. “Thanks Brennan”, Jason said.
“You’re welcome”, Brennan said.
…….
“Well Elizabeth”, Brennan said. “I hope that you wake up soon; I don’t know how long he can go on like this”. “Now I will tell you about the wedding”….
Begin flashback:
“Welcome, family, friends and loved ones. We are gathered here today, surrounded by the beauty of creation and nurtured by the sights and sounds of nature to celebrate the wedding of Jack Killian and Stella Cahill.
You have come here from near and from far away to share in this commitment now they make to one another, to offer your love and support to their union, and to allow Jack and Stella to start their married life together surrounded by the people dearest and most important to them.
Jack and Stella thank you for your presence here today. They ask for your blessing, encouragement and lifelong support, for their marriage and life shared together. They also remember other loved ones who cannot be here to share this moment.
Jack and Stella, marriage is the promise between two people who love each other, who trust that love, who honor one another as individuals in that togetherness, and who wish to spend the rest of their lives together. It enables the two separate souls to share their desires, longings, dreams, and memories, their joys and sorrows, and to help each other through all uncertainties of life.
A strong marriage also nurtures each of you as separate individuals and allows you to maintain your unique identity and grow in your own way through the years ahead. It is a safe haven for each of you to become your best self.
You are adding to your life not only the affection of each other, but also the companionship and blessing of a deep trust. You are agreeing to share strength, responsibilities and love. It takes more than love to make this relationship work.
It takes trust, to know in your hearts that you want only the best for each other. It takes dedication, to stay open to one another, to learn and grow, even when it is difficult to do so. And it takes faith, to go forward together without knowing what the future holds for you both.
…….
Jack and Stella, please join hands, look at one another now and remember this moment intime.
Officiant:Jack, do you take Stella to be your wife? I do, Jack said.
Officiant:Stella, do you take Jack to be your husband? I do,Stella said.
Officiant:Jack, please take Stella’s hand and repeat after me.
Stella, I take you as you are/ loving who you are / I promise from this day forward/ To be grateful for our love and our life/ To be generous with my time, my energy and my affection/ To be patient with you and with myself/ To fill our life with adventure and our home with laughter/ To inspire you to grow as an individual / To love you completely/ These things I pledge to you
Officiant:Stella, please take Jack’s hand and repeat after me.
Jack, I take you as you are,/ loving who you are/ I promise from this day forward/ To be grateful for our love and our life/ To be generous with my time, my energy and my affection/ To be patient with you and with myself/ To fill our life with adventure and our home with laughter/ To encourage you to grow as an individual / To love you completely/ These things I pledge to you
Officiant: Please present the rings
Your wedding ring is a symbol of your promise to one another. The ring, an unbroken, never ending circle, is a symbol of committed, unending love.
Jack, as you place this ring on Stella‘s finger, repeat these words after me:
This ring symbolizes my love for you/ and the commitments we made today
Stella, as you place this ring on Jack‘s finger, repeat these words after me:
This ring symbolizes my love for you/ and the commitments we made today
……..
Jack and Stella, you have come here today of your own free will and in the presence of family and friends, have declared your love and commitment to each other. You have given and received a ring as a symbol of your promises. By the power of your love and commitment to each other, and by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife.
You may now share your first kiss as husband and wife.
Congratulations. Friends and family, I now present to you the newly married couple. Let’s hear it for ‘em”!
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Chapter 57
Elizabeth’s hospital room:
“It was a beautiful wedding”. “I am so happy that my dad found Stella”. “I know that we were happy just the two of us; but I wanted my dad to have someone who loved him besides me”, Brennan said. “And I know that Stella does”.
“I know that I haven’t told you lately but I love you Elizabeth”. “You are my best friend and I need you to come back too”. “I miss our talks”. “I miss us getting into trouble; I just miss you”. “Jason is really worried about you”.
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Q mansion:
Jason didn’t know what he was going to tell the girls. How did you explain that some bad people had wanted to hurt their mom.
……..
“Daddy”, Taylee said when she saw him. “Where’s mommy”?
As Aliya and Lulu came over he sat down on the floor and motioned for the to sit with him.
“Who hurt us daddy”, Taylee finally asked? “Who hurt mommy”?
“We aren’t sure”, Jason said. “Agent Gibbs; you remember him, he is trying to find out who hurt you guys”.
Taylee nodded. “Why did they do that”?
Jason didn’t have an answer. “We don’t know honey”. “Your mommy is still in the hospital”. “She was hurt really bad; and she is trying to heal”, Jason said.
…….
Jason spent a few hours with them before going to shower and change. His family managed to get him to eat with everyone. Before he left Lulu asked to talk to him…
“Jason”, Lulu said?
“What honey”, Jason replied?
“Was it my mom or my brother that hurt the others and Elizabeth”, Lulu asked?
Jason didn’t know. “I don’t think so honey”, Jason finally said. “But he would be mentioning it to Agent Gibbs”. “I will come back to see you tomorrow okay”?
Lulu nodded.
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Elizabeth’s room:
“Any change”, Jason asked when he re-entered the room?
“No”, Brennan said. “I’m sorry Jason”.
“It’s okay”. “I want to be here when she wakes up”. “Thank you for making me go and see the girls”. “You may have to make me do that often”, Jason said.
Brennan nodded. “I am going to go and get something to eat; I will come back later”.
Jason just nodded.
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Later that night:
“Jason”, Mike said.
“Yeah”, Jason said.
“Your mom has a bed for you next door”. “I was told to tell you to go and get some sleep”. “I will be here for the night”.
“Mike”, Jason said?
“Jason; you’re not going to be any good to my granddaughter if you aren’t sleeping or get sick”. “I will be here”. “I will come and get you if she wakes up”. “Go and get some sleep”, Mike said.
Jason gave in and went next door. He was out when his head hit the pillow.
………
“Hello sweetheart”, Mike said. “You need to wake us soon or that husband of your is going to go nuts”. “I am going to tell you about Mary’s and my wedding”. “I am sorry that we didn’t tell anyone; but with everything going on we thought that you would be safer if we didn’t say anything”. “We got married when Diana, Sarah, and the others were trying to hurt you”. “So mike told her about the wedding”….
Begin flashback:
“Welcome!
Mike and Mary have brought us together here for an occasion of great joy and a cause for great celebration. Having found each other, they have built the kind of relationship that will serve them well as the foundation for their marriage. They have chosen each one of you to be here with them to witness their wedding vows as they join together as husband and wife.
Marriage is a bold step into an unknown future. It is risking who we are for the sake of who we can be. In marriage, two lives are intimately shared; and the blending of the two must not diminish either one. Rather, it should enhance the individuality of each partner.
Each of us knows that a marriage is not created by a law or a ceremony; rather it occurs in the hearts of two human beings. It grows out of loving, caring, and sharing ourselves with another. This ceremony is not magic, it will not create a relationship that does not already exist and has not already been celebrated in all the commitments Mike and Mary have made to each other, both large and small, in the days since they first met and recognized their connection to one another.
So, in witnessing this ceremony today, we are observing only an outward sign of an inward union that already exists between Mike and Mary. This ceremony is a symbol of how far they have come together and a symbol of the promise that they will make to each other to continue to live their lives together and to love each other solely and above all others.
There are only two official witnesses at a wedding but each and every person here today will witness the words that they will speak to one another and the vows that they will make. You should take good care to remember these words; for a marriage needs the help of a community, of friends and family who will be there when needed and will do all that they can during hard times to stand by Mike and Mary and offer their support to them and the new family that they create today. May you always do all within your power to support the union that will be made here today and to nurture the bond between these two people whom you love.
If the old fairy-tale ending “and they lived happily ever after….” is taken to mean “They felt for the next fifty years exactly as they felt the day before they were married,” then it says what probably never was nor ever would be true, and would be highly undesirable if it were. Who could bear to live in that excitement for even five years? What would become of your work, your appetite, your sleep, and your friendships? But, of course, ceasing to be “in love” need not mean ceasing to love.
Love in this second sense-love as distinct from “being in love” and it is not merely a feeling. Love is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit; reinforced by the grace which both partners receive from God. They can have this love for each other even at those moments when they do not like each other; as you love yourself even when you do not like yourself. They can retain this love even when each could easily allow themselves to be “in love” with someone else. “Being in love” first moved them to promise fidelity but this quieter love enables them to keep the promise. It is on this love that the engine of marriage is run: being in love was the explosion that started it.
A successful marriage is not something that just happens. It takes work, it takes patience, and it takes time. It takes a commitment from both of you… a commitment to do whatever it takes to make your relationship thrive and not just simply survive.
Mike, will you take Mary to be your lawfully wedded wife and travel the rest of life’s road with her? Will you love her, laugh with her, comfort her, honor and protect her, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?
I do, Mike said.
Mary, will you take Mike to be your lawfully wedded Husband and travel the rest of life’s road with him? Will you love him, laugh with him, comfort him, honor and protect him, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?
I do, Mary said.
Mike and Mary, the symbolic vows that you are about to make are a way of saying to one another, “You know all those things we’ve promised and hoped and dreamed- well, I meant it all, every word.” Before this moment you have been many things to one another- acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, and even teacher, for you have learned much from one another in these last few years. Now you shall say a few words and things will never quite be the same between you. For after these vows, you shall say to the world, this – is my husband, this – is my wife.
I,Mike, choose you, Mary
In the presence of our friends and families,
To be my wife and partner
From this day forward;
To love you,
To be a comfort and safe haven in your life,
To hold you close,
To listen deeply when you speak,
To uphold you with my strength,
To weigh the effects of the words I speak
And the things I do,
To never take you for granted,
And to always give thanks
For your presence in my life.
I,Mary, choose you, Mary
In the presence of our friends and families,
To be my husband and partner
From this day forward;
To love you,
To be a comfort and safe haven in your life,
To hold you close,
To listen deeply when you speak,
To uphold you with my strength,
To weigh the effects of the words I speak
And the things I do,
To never take you for granted,
And to always give thanks
For your presence in my life.
This is the point in the ceremony when people talk about the wedding bands being a perfect circle, having no beginning and no end. But we all know that these rings have a beginning. Rock is dug up from the earth. Metals are liquefied in a furnace at a thousand degrees. The hot metal is forged, cooled, and then painstakingly polished. Something beautiful made from raw elements.
Love is like that. It comes from humble beginnings, made by imperfect beings. It is the process of making something beautiful where there was once nothing at all.
The promises which you have spoken to each other today are inscribed forever in your minds, in your hearts. But words are fleeting so let these rings serve as a reminder of the feelings you have in your hearts at this very moment.
Now, Repeat after me:
Mary, with this ring I am giving you my promise/to always love you/ cherish you/honor you and comfort you. I promise that I will love you/and keep my heart open to you/all the days of my life, Mike said.
Mike, with this ring I am giving you my promise/to always love you/ cherish you/honor you and comfort you. I promise that I will love you/and keep my heart open to you/all the days of my life, Mary said.
Mike and Mary, no one but you can declare yourselves married. You have begun it here today in speaking your vows before your family and friends and you will do it again in the days and years to come, standing by each other, sharing all that is sweet and bitter in life. Each tender act, each loving word will be the declaration of what was made here today.
Therefore, it is my joyful responsibility to officially acknowledge your union as “Husband and Wife”. You may now seal your marriage with a kiss.
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my privilege to present to you for the very first time as husband and wife,Mike and Mary Corbin”.
End flashback:
“Mary and I talked; we are going to have another ceremony once you are out of the hospital”. “That way everyone can be there to see us”, Mike said. “I love you honey and you need to wake up”.
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2 months later:
“I couldn’t believe it Elizabeth”. “Their wedding was beautiful”. “No one even knew that Mason was seeing anyone”. “He is going to run his business from here in Port Charles”. Jennings then told Elizabeth about the wedding….
Begin flashback:
“Welcome!
Mason and Abigail have brought us together here for an occasion of great joy and a cause for great celebration. Having found each other, they have built the kind of relationship that will serve them well as the foundation for their marriage. They have chosen each one of you to be here with them to witness their wedding vows as they join together as husband and wife.
Marriage is a bold step into an unknown future. It is risking who we are for the sake of who we can be. In marriage, two lives are intimately shared; and the blending of the two must not diminish either one. Rather, it should enhance the individuality of each partner.
Each of us knows that a marriage is not created by a law or a ceremony; rather it occurs in the hearts of two human beings. It grows out of loving, caring, and sharing ourselves with another. This ceremony is not magic, it will not create a relationship that does not already exist and has not already been celebrated in all the commitments Mason and Abigail have made to each other, both large and small, in the days since they first met and recognized their connection to one another.
So, in witnessing this ceremony today, we are observing only an outward sign of an inward union that already exists between Mason and Abigail. This ceremony is a symbol of how far they have come together and a symbol of the promise that they will make to each other to continue to live their lives together and to love each other solely and above all others.
There are only two official witnesses at a wedding but each and every person here today will witness the words that they will speak to one another and the vows that they will make. You should take good care to remember these words; for a marriage needs the help of a community, of friends and family who will be there when needed and will do all that they can during hard times to stand by Mason and Abigail and offer their support to them and the new family that they create today. May you always do all within your power to support the union that will be made here today and to nurture the bond between these two people whom you love.
If the old fairy-tale ending “and they lived happily ever after….” is taken to mean “They felt for the next fifty years exactly as they felt the day before they were married,” then it says what probably never was nor ever would be true, and would be highly undesirable if it were. Who could bear to live in that excitement for even five years? What would become of your work, your appetite, your sleep, and your friendships? But, of course, ceasing to be “in love” need not mean ceasing to love.
Love in this second sense-love as distinct from “being in love” and it is not merely a feeling. Love is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit; reinforced by the grace which both partners receive from God. They can have this love for each other even at those moments when they do not like each other; as you love yourself even when you do not like yourself. They can retain this love even when each could easily allow themselves to be “in love” with someone else. “Being in love” first moved them to promise fidelity but this quieter love enables them to keep the promise. It is on this love that the engine of marriage is run: being in love was the explosion that started it.
A successful marriage is not something that just happens. It takes work, it takes patience, and it takes time. It takes a commitment from both of you… a commitment to do whatever it takes to make your relationship thrive and not just simply survive.
Mason, will you take Abigail to be your lawfully wedded wife and travel the rest of life’s road with her? Will you love her, laugh with her, comfort her, honor and protect her, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?
I do, Mason said.
Abigail, will you take Mason to be your lawfully wedded Husband and travel the rest of life’s road with him? Will you love him, laugh with him, comfort him, honor and protect him, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?
I do, Abigail said.
Mason and Abigail, the symbolic vows that you are about to make are a way of saying to one another, “You know all those things we’ve promised and hoped and dreamed- well, I meant it all, every word.” Before this moment you have been many things to one another- acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, and even teacher, for you have learned much from one another in these last few years. Now you shall say a few words and things will never quite be the same between you. For after these vows, you shall say to the world, this – is my husband, this – is my wife.
I,Mason, choose you, Abigail
In the presence of our friends and families,
To be my wife and partner
From this day forward;
To love you,
To be a comfort and safe haven in your life,
To hold you close,
To listen deeply when you speak,
To uphold you with my strength,
To weigh the effects of the words I speak
And the things I do,
To never take you for granted,
And to always give thanks
For your presence in my life.
I,Abigail, choose you, Mason
In the presence of our friends and families,
To be my husband and partner
From this day forward;
To love you,
To be a comfort and safe haven in your life,
To hold you close,
To listen deeply when you speak,
To uphold you with my strength,
To weigh the effects of the words I speak
And the things I do,
To never take you for granted,
And to always give thanks
For your presence in my life.
This is the point in the ceremony when people talk about the wedding bands being a perfect circle, having no beginning and no end. But we all know that these rings have a beginning. Rock is dug up from the earth. Metals are liquefied in a furnace at a thousand degrees. The hot metal is forged, cooled, and then painstakingly polished. Something beautiful made from raw elements.
Love is like that. It comes from humble beginnings, made by imperfect beings. It is the process of making something beautiful where there was once nothing at all.
The promises which you have spoken to each other today are inscribed forever in your minds, in your hearts. But words are fleeting so let these rings serve as a reminder of the feelings you have in your hearts at this very moment.
Now, Repeat after me:
Mason, with this ring I am giving you my promise/to always love you/ cherish you/honor you and comfort you. I promise that I will love you/and keep my heart open to you/all the days of my life, Abigail said.
Abigail, with this ring I am giving you my promise/to always love you/ cherish you/honor you and comfort you. I promise that I will love you/and keep my heart open to you/all the days of my life, Mason said.
Mason and Abigail, no one but you can declare yourselves married. You have begun it here today in speaking your vows before your family and friends and you will do it again in the days and years to come, standing by each other, sharing all that is sweet and bitter in life. Each tender act, each loving word will be the declaration of what was made here today.
Therefore, it is my joyful responsibility to officially acknowledge your union as “Husband and Wife”. You may now seal your marriage with a kiss.
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my privilege to present to you for the very first time as husband and wife,Mason and Abigail Gallagher”.
End flashback:
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PCPD:
“What can I do for you Mason”, Mac asked?
“I came to make you an offer on the building that used to house your club, the Outback”, Mason said.
“You’re interested”, Mac asked? “You are the first one to inquire about it”.
“Yes; I’m interested”. “What are you asking”, Mason asked?
“It needs some renovations as well as some love”, Mac said. “I would say about 20 thousand would be a good price”. “It has been sitting empty for quite a few years”.
“I will have a check for you tomorrow”, Mason said.
Mac nodded and then said: “I hope that you are able to make it a success”, Mac said.
“I have no doubt”, Mason said. “I will see you tomorrow”.
Mac nodded again.
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2 days later:
Elizabeth’s hospital room:
“Jason”, Francis said?
“Yeah”, Jason said not taking his eyes off of Elizabeth?
“Agent Gibbs and Mac are here to see you”, Francis said. “They said that it is about their investigation”.
Jason nodded.
Francis let the other two men into the room.
…….
“Hello Jason”, Jethro said. “We have news”.
“Tell me”, Jason said.
“We know who was responsible for what happened at the estate”, Mac said.
“Who”, Jason said?
“It was Sarah, Deke and Anthony”, Jethro said. “They had help from their attorneys, and some outsiders”.
“Why”, Jason asked?
“From what we can gather; Sarah wanted Elizabeth and the girls dead for the simple fact that they ruined her plans, Gibbs said. Deke wanted revenge against Sonny, Adela, Mike and Dylan. He wanted to punish them; and by killing Elizabeth he would have accomplished that. Anything just wanted Elizabeth gone. She is a constant reminder of what he could and would never have”.
“That is just plain sick”, Jason said. “What happens to them now”?
“That is up to the courts to decide”. “From what I am hearing from my boss; the federal government wants to tack on extra years to all of their sentences”, Gibbs said. “There will be an announcement”.
Jason nodded before Gibbs left.
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Next morning;
“We are live outside of the Port Charles Police Department where we have been told that Police Commissioner Macc Scorpio as well as other agencies will be holding a press conference”, the reporter said.
“Do we know what the press conference is going to be about”, the anchor in the studio asked?
“No; but we are assuming that is has to do with the explosion last month out at the Madison estate, which we know was the home of Jason and Elizabeth Morgan”, the reporter stated.
“Keep us posted Sherry”, the anchor asked?
“Will do”, Sherry said.
……..
“We are interrupting our regularly scheduled programming to bring yo this live report from the Port Charles Police Department”…….
“Good afternoon”, Commissioner Mac Scorpio said. “We have called this press conference to give you the public an update on the bombing that took place a month ago”.
Everyone; including Sarah, Deke and Anthony were able to watch the news as every station was airing it.
“Do the authorities know who was responsible for the bombing”, a reporter asked?
“I will let Agent Gibbs from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service answer that question Troy”, Mc said as Gibbs stepped up to the podium.
“Yes; we know who is responsible for the bombing at the Madison Estate last month”, Gibbs said.
“Who was responsible”, Sherry asked?
“The men who set the explosives were hired by three different people, Gibbs said; Sarah Webber, Deke Mattinson and Anthony Falconeri”.
“Who was the intended target”, Troy asked?
“Elizabeth Morgan and her minor children”, Mac said.
“Why”, Sherry asked?
“We cannot release that information at this time”, Gibbs said.
“Is the trio going o be facing further charges for the bombing”, Sherry asked?
“Yes”, was all Mac said.
“How is Mrs. Morgan and her children”?
“The family has asked that we not release that information at this time”, Mac said. “We ask that you leave the family in peace”. “That is all”.
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The reaction that Port Charles had to the press conference was no reaction from some to reaction from others….
“How is she Max”, Diane asked? “How is Jason”?
“Elizabeth is the same”. “Jason only leaves when he is made to leave, which is only to see the girls, eat and shower”, Max said.
“How are Taylee, Aliya and Lulu”, Diane asked?
“Lulu is coping”. “Taylee and Aliya haven’t spoken a word since they screamed out for Elizabeth at the hospital”, Max said. “The only time they talk is when Jason comes to see them”.
“He won’t survive this if she doesn’t”, Diane said.
“I know”, Max said.
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“Have you seen Jason”, Patrick asked?
“Only as I have passed her room”, Robin said. “He’s going to lose it if she doesn’t wake up”.
“What happens if she doesn’t”, Patrick said?
“I don’t know”, Robin answered. “I really don’t know”.
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Pentonville Men’s Correctional:
“What happened”, Nikolas asked his attorney?
“Sarah Webber, Deke and Anthony F sent people to killed Elizabeth and the children”, the attorney said.
“Was my sister hurt”, Nikolas asked?
“No; she was with your grandmother”, the attorney said.
“How are Elizabeth and the other children”? Nikolas had had a very rude and shocking awakening once he was sent to prison. He was beginning to realize that he was a piece of sh—. Elizabeth wasn’t his; and he had no right to think that she was. He had been ordered to have weekly psychiatric sessions with the prison shrink. He had a lot to atone for but he didn’t know if he would ever get the chance; or that anyone would forgive him. He had let his own brother be killed. He had let Sarah and his mother go after Elizabeth and Jason. He was a monster. Elizabeth was right; he was exactly like his father and grandfather.
The attorney cleared his throat; “Mrs. Morgan is in a coma at General Hospital”. “The only other survivors were your sister, who wasn’t present, and Taylee and Aliya”, the attorney said.
Nikolas nodded.
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Women’s prison:
“She didn’t”, Laura thought. Didn’t Sarah learn from what they had tried to pull? Why did she think that her stupid plan would work. Well she will be in there for a long time.
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Diana hoped that Elizabeth died. She wished ow that she had done what Deke had wanted. Oh why did she think that she wanted to raise that brat. She was nothing but trouble. If she had been start she would have killed the brat and then taken Sarah and disappeared. And then there was Jeff. She had wanted what she thought he could give her. But she had been wrong; he was just as bad as Elizabeth. Even Steven turned out to be a brat.
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“So they thought that they could kill my niece”? “ They will be paying for a long time for that”. “They were all told that if they didn’t behave that there would be consequences”.
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Texas:
“You have a visitor Hansen”, the guard said.
“Who”, Diana demanded. She was defiant.
“If you mouth off again you are going to end up in solidity again”, the guard warned. The guard then put the chains on and then took her to see her visitor.
…….
“Who are you”, Diana demanded once the guard left?
“I am your worst nightmare”, Dylan said. “You were told to behave”. “Did you forget the letter that you received after being arrested”?
“You’re the one that sent the threat”, Diana accused?
“Yes, and obviously you think that I wouldn’t follow through”. “You were told to take your punishment and stay out of trouble; but I see that you can’t do that”, Dylan said.
“You don’t scare me”, Diana said.
“I should”, Dylan said. “Since you can't behave; I have told those I have watching to make sure that you lose all o your privileges”.
“You can’t do that; you don’t have the authority”, Diana said.
“You have no idea of the power that I have”. “Behave and you won’t lose anything else”. “And just so you know Diana; your daughter is going to pay for her attempt on my niece and my great nieces”, Dylan said. “Remember what I said”. “Then he was gone”.
“Damn it”, Diana said.
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Canada:
12 hours later-
“Hello Georgia”, Dylan said.
Georgia knew who Dylan was. Deke had promised her that the little bastard was dead. He had obviously lied to her. He would pay for that. “What do you want”, Georgia demanded.
“I am here to remind you of what I said in the letter that you received while in Port Charles. You haven’t been behaving. I have received word that you have been trying to hire someone to do a job for you, Dylan said. That is going to cost you dearly”.
“You can't touch me”, Georgia said.
“Are you sure”, Dylan said. “How do you know that I can’t”?
“Because then you would be in here with me”, Georgia said.
“That is where you are wrong, Dylan said. I have more power than you think. I have arranged with the judge here. You are going to be getting the maximum sentence that he can give you without killing you. Enjoy your life in prison; and behave from now on. I do have people watching. I will know if you continue to misbehave. Goodbye”.
…….
“Do you think that they will behave now”, someone asked?
“No I do not”. “That is why I am putting plan into motion to make sure that they never cause problems for my family again”, Dylan said.
Dylan then dialed a number and waited for his caller to answer….
“Hello”?
“Be ready to put the plan into motion”, Dylan said.
“Yes sir”, the person said.
“Make sure that it is clean”, Dylan said. I will call you and let you know when to proceed.
“Yes sir”. I will be ready. “It will be slow”.
Dylan then ended the call. As he had told everyone; he would do whatever it took to protect his family from harm. “Now we wait and see; if they behave then they will live out their lives in prison”. “If not, I will take care of them”,Dylan said.
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2 months later:
“Hello sweetheart”, Sonny said. “We sent Elizabeth to eat and see the girls”. “I have some news to tell you”…
“Lane and Emerie were married two days ago”, Sonny said. “He really loves her”. “I know that your grandmother would be happy that he is happy”. Sonny then proceeded to tell Elizabeth about the wedding.
Begin flashback:
“Officiant: Let it be known that Lane and Emerie do not enter this commitment alone. Lane brings with him 3 amazing and vibrant 17 year old triplet daughters, will JoDee, Peyton and Rory please come forward and stand between your Father and Emerie. Over the past months, the three of you have gotten to know each other; sharing meals, hanging out, and just spending time together. You have successfully melded into a modern-day family.
Today JoDee, Peyton, and Rory, your support to this marriage is clear. Emerie joins this family circle as your father's wife, as a friend that you can count on and a woman who loves all of you very much.
Officiant: Lane, Emerie, JoDee, Peyton, and Rory would you please join hands to form your family circle?
Lane please repeat after me…
JoDee,Peyton, and Rory, I want you to know how lucky I feel every day just knowing you. You are the energy that flows through my veins. You inspire me and I can't imagine the man that I would have become without you in my life. Thank you for accepting Emerie into our world. Nobody knows more than you how she has been there for all of us. You are 3 amazing young women and honorable human beings that I am proud to call my daughters. I love you.
Emerie please repeat after me…
JoDee, Peyton, and Rory, I have known you since coming to town. . . You and your father are the people I eat with every day, the first I see in the morning and the last at night. The five of you are my strength and my world. We are the fearsome six, and I consider you to be four of the most important people in my life. I love you.
Officiant: Lane, Emerie, JoDee, Peyton and Rory would you please join hands to form your family circle? I am going to ask all of you 3 questions. I would like all of you to answer each of them with, "I Promise!"
Do you promise to love, respect and protect each other from this day forward?
"I Promise, the new family said!"
Do you promise to always try to be the best person you can be?
"I Promise, the new family said in unison!"
Do you promise to accept the responsibility of being a family, and encourage, and support each other in your new life together?
"I Promise, they all said again!"
Officiant: JoDee, Peyton and Rory, I am going to ask you 3 questions. I would like all of you to answer each of them with, "I Promise!"
Do you promise to be tolerant, respectful and accepting of each other's differences?
"I Promise, the triplets said!"
Do you promise to always work out disagreements so that your friendships can grow stronger?
"I Promise, the three girls said!"
Do you promise to keep your rooms clean and the dirty dishes out of the basement?"
"I Promise, the triplets responded!"
Officiant: I ask that your home be a place of happiness for all who enter it, and a place where the old and the young are renewed in each others' company, a place for growing, a place for music and celebration, a place for laughter and goofing off.
And when life seems to be too much or you just had a rough day, may your home always be a place of refuge where every one of you can find the comfort of always knowing that you will be accepted and loved unconditionally.
I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Lane Bennett. I also present you the Bennett family”, the officiant pronounced.
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“Everyone wished that you and Jason had been there. Lane and Emerie understand though”. “The hope you get well soon”. “I do too”, Sonny said. “I love you”.
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2 weeks later:
“Hi”, Jenn said when she entered the room.
“I will be back after I see the girls”, Jason said.
“We will be fine”, Jenn said. “Don’t forget to eat”.
“I won’t”, Jason said. He then kissed Elizabeth and went to see the girls.
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“I have news Elizabeth”, Jenn said. “Dylan and I got married last night”. Jenn then told her about the ceremony…..
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“Please be seated, the minister said.
We are gathered together on this day to witness and celebrate the marriage of Dylan and Jenn. We come together not to mark the start of a relationship, but to acknowledge and strengthen a bond that already exists. This ceremony is a public affirmation of that bond and as their dearest family and friends, it is our honor and privilege to stand witness to this event. This day is made possible not only because of your love for each other, but through the grace and support of your family and friends. It is our hope that your fulfillment and joy in each other will increase with each passing year.
Marriage is a commitment in life, where two people can find and bring out the very best in each other. It offers opportunities for sharing and growth that no other human relationship can equal, a physical and emotional joining that has the promise of a lifetime.
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Let us bow our heads in prayer. Lord, we thank you for gathering everyone here today. We ask that you help Max and Erin to remember the strong love that they share. To work that love into practical things so that nothing can divide them. May their love always inspire them to be kind in their words, considerate of the other’s feelings, and concerned for the other’s needs and wishes. Increase their faith and trust in You. Bless their marriage with peace and happiness and make their Love fruitful for Your glory and their joy, both here and in eternity. Amen.
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Marriage deepens and enriches every facet of life. Happiness is fuller; memories are fresher; commitment is stronger. Marriage understands and forgives the mistakes life is unable to avoid. It encourages and nurtures new life, new experiences and new ways of expressing love through the seasons of life.
In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul wrote: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes in all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.
While the commitment begins with the two of you, its effect radiates outward. It touches your family and friends and ultimately all of society. When this commitment is seriously made and continuously fulfilled, it leads to the richest and most rewarding of human relationships.
This is, I am sure, what you Dylan, want for Jenn and it is also what you, Jenn, want for Dylan. It is also what your family and friends who are gathered here want for the two of you. When a couple treats each other with kindness, love, and respect, the best of what marriage has to offer is the result.
Your relationship will take more than love. It will take trust, to know in your hearts that you want only the best for each other. Dedication, to stay open to one another, to learn and grow, even when it is difficult to do so. And faith, to go forward together without knowing what the future holds for you both.
While love is our natural state of being, these other qualities are not as easy to come by. They are not a destination, but a journey. Marriage is a give and take between two personalities, a mingling of two endowments which diminishes neither, but enhances both.
Your joining together today becomes all the more important to recognize the significance of a devoted and affectionate family life.
You are both blessed to have come from truly loving families who recognize the importance of marriage and the fundamental nature of the marriage commitment. They want everyone to know that who they are today is the result of many years of support and sacrifice by their parents.
Seeing that no moment is without meaning, we ask that you take this marriage as a beginning of your lives together. Today signifies the creation of a new home and a new family for you both. May you be fulfilled by each other’s love and friendship. May you be overjoyed by the promises you are about to make and the life together you will create.
Remember that in every marriage, there are good times and bad, times of joy and times of sorrow. Marriage is a journey – a time of adventure and excitement enhanced by the love, trust, dedication and faith you share in one another.
You are mature enough to know the difference between dreams and realities. You have youth and hope. You also know that good times are sweeter when shared and that difficult times are less harsh when borne by two. Continue to work to build a foundation that will support the lasting relationship that is marriage.
May the promises you make to one another today, be lived out to the end of your lives. Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys, but today is the day it all begins.
Dylan and Jenn, do you, with your family and friends as your witnesses, present yourselves willingly and of your own accord to be joined in marriage?
We do, Dylan and Jenn said.
Will you promise to care for each other in the joys and sorrows of life, come what may, and to share the responsibility for growth and enrichment of your life together?
We will, the couple said.
Dylan, please repeat after me.
I,Dylan, take you Jenn, to be my lawful wedded wife
I give to you in the presence of God and these witnesses
My promise to stay by your side,
In sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow,
As well as through the good times and the bad.
I promise to love you without reservation,
Comfort you in times of distress
Encourage you to achieve all of your goals,
Laugh with you and cry with you,
Grow with you in mind and spirit
Always be open and honest with you,
And cherish you for as long as we both shall live.
Jenn, please repeat after me
I, Jenn, take you Dylan, to be my lawful wedded husband
I give to you in the presence of God and these witnesses
My promise to stay by your side,
In sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow,
As well as through the good times and the bad.
I promise to love you without reservation,
Comfort you in times of distress
Encourage you to achieve all of your goals,
Laugh with you and cry with you,
Grow with you in mind and spirit
Always be open and honest with you,
And cherish you for as long as we both shall live.
Dylan and Jenn as you hold hands, may you see the gift that they are to you.
These are the hands that are holding yours on your wedding day as you promise to love each other today, tomorrow, and forever. These are the hands that will countless times wipe tears from your eyes, tears of joy and sorrow. These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years. These are the hands that will help hold your family together as one as you overcome adversity. These are the hands that will give you strength when you need it. These are the hands that will work alongside yours as together you build your future.
Having this love in your hearts, you have chosen to seal your vows by exchanging rings.
From the earliest times, the circle has been a sign of completeness. The rings that you have chosen to wear have neither beginning nor end, much like your love for one another. They are a symbol of the words that you speak today. May these rings be from this day forward, your most treasured adornment, and may the love they symbolize, be your most precious possession. As you wear these rings, may they be constant reminders of these glad promises you are making today.
Let us pray. Lord, bless the giving and receiving of these rings. May Dylan and Jenn be forever true to this union. May the seamless circle of these rings become the symbol of their endless love and serve to remind them of the holy covenant they have entered into today. Amen
Dylan, take this ring, place it on Jenn’s left hand and repeat after me.
I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness to you.
Jenn, take this ring, place it on Dylan’s left hand and repeat after me.
I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness to you.
Today you have pledged yourselves to a lifetime of caring for one another. May this be a commitment made in love, kept in faith, lived in hope and eternally renewed. As you stand before us, it is our hope that you will go through life loving, trusting, and caring for one another, completely and forever.
Dylan and Jenn from this moment forward you will never be alone. You will carry with you the love of another person, giving you a completeness and renewed lightness. May your life together be immersed in love and excitement. May you strive to enrich each other in every possible way. And may you work to bring the peace you find to this world.
Having pledged their fidelity to one another, to love, honor and cherish one another in the presence of this gathering and by the authority vested in me by the constitution and the laws of this state, it is my honor to now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my honor to be the first to introduce you to: Mr. and Mrs. Dylan McKay”.
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