RAGE

"What did you say?" Carly is barely able to suppress her fury.

Dante and Lulu stand frozen like deer caught in headlights. Lulu fumbles frantically for something to say.

"Carly, how long have you been standing there?" She nervously looks at Dante.

Dante takes her hand. "I don't know what you think you heard but…"

"I don't think I heard anything." Carly takes a step towards the duo. "I know I heard you say you covered up a murder for Brenda Barrett. You self righteous son of a bitch! You HYPOCRITE!"

Lulu steps in front of him. "Carly leave him alone it was a long time ago. He…"

"I was actually looking for you." Carly moves even closer like a tigress stalking prey. "I just had a really interesting chat with Maxie. Care to guess what it was about?"

Lulu shakes her head.

"Figures. I'll tell you anyway. Logan Hayes."

Lulu quickly looks at Dante and steps away from him towards Carly. "We should talk about this in private."

"Oh oh oh he doesn't know does he?" Carly smiles icily. "You deserve each other. You let Johnny go on trial for a murder YOU committed and HE helped Brenda with a murder SHE committed; yet both of you felt MY son should confess. You took it upon YOURSELVES to decide what was best for my kid when neither one of you felt a need to own up to your own shit! You sent a boy to jail because he protected his mother and baby sister."

Dante stares at Lulu and she stares back at him. They turn to Carly.

Lulu folds her arms across her chest. "I know what keeping quiet does to you. I lost my mind. I didn't want that to happen to Michael."

"Did you confess?" Carly shoots back. "No, you spent some time in Shadybrook with me and your brothers popping in and out to see you at any given time. You weren't in a prison with hardened criminals. You weren't considered a fucking prize, were you? WERE YOU?" Carly shouts.

Lulu stands stunned and blinking in the face of Carly's rage.

"What do you plan to do with the information?" Dante asks calmly…too calmly.

Carly eyes harden as she looks at the two of them. "Still worried about you huh? Screw the people you hurt. Just remember, payback is a bitch." She turns to walk away but stops short and turns back. "Lulu, I loved you. You were like my own daughter to me. I would have protected you through anything. Now, I wouldn't spit on you if you were on fire. You know exactly what I'm capable of and I'm coming. That's the only warning you're gonna get."