Chapter 6
Mac hung up the phone, and then went to his door. "Falconari, get in here."
When the man had sat down, he said "Go to Hayes Landing and investigate this stolen car, find out where these boys got it, the date, the time and report back to me and only me."
Wondering why he was looking into a stolen car, he did as ordered and returned to give his boss the information. "Thank you; I have another job for you. Go to Shadybrook and get me a copy of Elizabeth Webber's file, including all blood work. There is a release form from her brother and her attorney in the file."
Dante did as requested, as he was leaving he saw Nik Cassadine talking to Dr. Winters and then money changing hands. When he told his boss about it, the man then ordered him to get the DNA tests for all three of Elizabeth's children, as well as her medical file from GH. "Epiphany Johnson is waiting for you."
Beginning to feel like an errand boy, the Italian returned to the office only to be told that Mac wanted him to join him in the old conference room. Arriving he found all the files he had brought along with a couple he hadn't. "Sir, I have those files you requested."
"Good. Sit down, we need to have a talk then you and I are going to prove that Detective Spencer was and is obsessed with his ex-wife to the point of drugging her. You start with his stuff since you don't know him as well as I do, you might find something I missed. Any little thing, any small details you need or have questions with, we talk out loud about. There is something going on here that I am missing."
"Sir, why me?" he asked as he picked up the first file, he was surprised at the answer.
"Because if I am right, you're going to be the one to figure this out, two facts you should know, Jason Morgan is the father of her younger son, not Spencer and that Spencer has known all along."
Dante read the files; question Mac about things he didn't get. "Sir, this faked death, did anyone ever get the whole story after he was sane again?"
Mac looked up then called Kevin Collins who told him that Lucky refused to talk about it. "No, they didn't."
Going back to reading, Dante went to Spencer's application for the academy as well as his police file. "Sir, do you have his mental health evaluation forms, I can't find them."
Mac went to his side of the room and said "No, they aren't here."
"Did he have them done?" Mac made a call then swore silently as he didn't get the answer he wanted. More evidence piling up against Lainey Winters. Mac was reading the DNA files and said "Did you miss the test for Jake?"
"No, there was nothing in the computer files." He said then went to help Mac and found Kelly Lee's file. "Wait, here is a sealed envelope dated for about that time."
Mac opened it then taped the other two against it. "Look at this, what do you see?"
"The tested fathers were all different?" he asked as he saw two with the same person then said "Why is the mother's DNA strand different as well?"
Mac went out to the bullpen and to a file and pulled out Elizabeth's rape file, it was the only one he hadn't brought into the room. Entering he found what he was looking for.
"We had Elizabeth tested for sexually transmitted diseases after her rape, there was rapist at the time we thought was a possibility in her case. And they ran a DNA test."
Looking at them, Dante said "The only one that matches is the one for Jake."
"The question is why?" asked Mac before going back to the files. They now had five questions written down and less answers than before they started this. Two hours later, after having lunch brought in and adding more questions then getting answers, Mac said "Let's go over these.
was Lucky in the park the night Elizabeth was raped? He lived on the other side of town and had been at the school, there was no reason for him to have been there.
2. What had Helena done to Lucky and why had she been so obsessed with having Elizabeth get together with Nik, then and now?
3. Why hadn't Lucky been upset about Ric Lansing but had flipped out at the idea of Morgan? Who messed with Cam's DNA tests and why?
4. Why had Lucky joined the police department?
5. Why had Morgan and Elizabeth not told the truth of what happened on the roof with Manny Ruiz?
6. Jake's kidnapping, why had Lainey gone off protocol and accused Elizabeth?
7. Jake's second kidnapping, was the Russians in town a coincidence, they had never found the kingpin, only the peons, who had been in charge?
8. The drugs, had Lainey stolen them or had Lucky taken advantage of the confusion and when he had first dosed Elizabeth. The files from County had shown them in her blood stream while recovering there.
9. Why fake DNA tests for Elizabeth's latest pregnancy?
10. Where were Elizabeth and her family and who had them? Cassadines? Spencers? Or was it mob related? Or did it have to do with none of the above?
Dante stretched then seeing the clock asked if they could pick it up in an hour. "I promised to join my mother for dinner."
Leaving, Dante cautiously entered the restaurant wanting to avoid a blind attack by Lulu Spencer. They had parted ways when Brooklynn had given him a more thorough background on the blond. He had always sworn he wouldn't be taken in by someone like this father and yet had almost fallen for the girl who wasn't that far off.
"Dante, thanks for joining us." His mother said then added. "I know you are busy, but Carly needs a favor."
Standing, he was ready to walk away when she said "I need to find someone; I just heard they are missing and it is urgent."
"Who?" he asked looking at the blond who was part Jekyll and Hyde.
"Her name is Elizabeth Webber and in spite of what my cousin may be telling you, she isn't what they are saying." She said then with a twisted grin added. "What I have been saying. I learned some stuff this week, something I can't tell you about, but she is in danger."
"Why do you say that?" he asked. "Did you or your family do something to her and her kids?"
Carly's eyes narrowed and said "You are already investigating aren't you? Look, I didn't do anything and let's just say that I finally get her and what has been going on. If I am right… if I am right, she is in trouble."
"Why not go to your pal Morgan? Isn't he the father of her son Jake?"
"Don't take that tone, you know nothing about that." She snapped then said "And I wish I could but Jason Morgan, the man I knew as Jason is gone."
Dante nodded then went to the bar and called Mac "I am on my way back, do you want something to eat from here? I will get some takeout. This was an ambush by Carly Jacks trying to get information about Elizabeth."
Mac gave him his food order then said "She is a piece of work."
Carly followed Dante as he walked back to the station through the park, when he stopped and seemed to be examining a park bench, she thought he was on to her, and then he took out his phone and took some pictures with it before continuing on.
Once at the station, she saw Mac leave a side room and join Dante in his office and couldn't help wondering what Sonny would think of his son being so close to Mac Scorpio when curiosity got the best of her.
Slipping into the room, she started at one side and read her way to the other; she had just approached the note pad in the center when she heard someone cough. "Tell me why I shouldn't have you arrested for this, Mrs. Jacks?"
Looking up at Mac she said as she read the questions, "Because I think I can answer some of the questions you have written down here. Let me make a call and I will help."
Wanting to tell her he didn't need her help, he instead told Dante they would listen to what she had to say but to take it with a grain of salt. Carly let Jax know she was at the station with Dante and Mac and with a laugh told him she wasn't under arrest.
Sitting down, she said "The first one, I have no answer to, but I do know he didn't drive at that time. And Nik had a thing for Elizabeth, I remember his attacking Jason at the Christmas party about ten years ago. He kept going on and on about how she was being disloyal to Lucky's memory by being with Jason."
Mac's head came up, he remembered that part. "When you ran Deception, I remember Gia, Taggert's sister, he told her about Elizabeth's rape didn't he?"
"I think so, why?" she asked only for his to move her on to the next question. "That happened way too quickly and is something I have always wondered about. Elizabeth was talking to Dr. Meadows when she found out she was pregnant, she swore they used protection. As for Lucky, he was chasing that blond who looked like his mother, remember?"
"And I have no idea about this Cam DNA thing, are you sure you weren't given the wrong results?" she said feeling a bit sorry for Elizabeth if it turned out Ric was his father.
Mac looked at her then said "We know who the father isn't, Ric Lansing. I ran the sample taken during the Virus scare a few years ago and compared it to the one for Cam taken at the same time."
"Did you run Zander?" she asked only for Mac to announce. "I don't have one for him. His entire file is gone."
"Lucky joined the department to get one up on a lot of people, I think he watched Taggert and decided to emulate him." She announced in disgust.
"Who is Taggert?" asked Dante.
"An officer who got fired for using his job to harass Sonny and a few others, he was Deke's partner in the city and followed Sonny here intent on taking him down. The Manny thing, Mac, well, that one is all on Spencer. Jason's wouldn't have said anything and Elizabeth was probably under the illusion that being thought a hero would help Lucky grown a set of balls and a brain."
Dante blinked at the venom in her tone. "Lainey Winters, sorry Mac, but since her father's death… I talked to her after Michael got shot … let's just say, she wasn't any help."
"What about the kidnapping of Jake?" asked Dante.
"A better question at the time would have been, were they after Jake because of Jason or Sam and Lucky because I heard her say it was because of Jason's relationship with Elizabeth, how did they know about? Because I only learned a few days before and you know how close I was to Jason."
"And Mac, no on knew who was in charge there." Mac was a bit surprised at what Carly was giving them and from the looks of things so was Dante. "And what drugs?"
Hearing what they had to say, Carly thought about what was going on with Jason, and couldn't help recalling that Sam had been all over the hospital during that mess and it was about when Jason started to change. "I wouldn't put it past Lucky to have drugged her, she kissed him on the roof and I didn't think it made any sense at the time."
Thinking on it Carly asked "Are you sure she is pregnant? The test was run at GH along with the DNA tests. Both Nik and Lucky would have to be suspects because they both want to control her. If she is drugged, she might not realize something is wrong."
Then taking a deep breath, she said "There are a few names missing who would like to hurt Elizabeth. Sam McCall being number one on that list, I know you read the article in the paper, why wasn't she arrested?"
"The entire case is in the Attorney General's hands."
Looking at the list, she said "I could see Nik or his Granny grabbing her, but why Audrey and the boys, same with Lucky."
"What about Luke?" he asked.
"Luke, are you kidding? Not even to help Lucky, he sees Elizabeth as a newer version of his ex-wife; he has been staying neutral but he doesn't want them together and I know if he knew about the drugs, Luke would have made it stop."
"There is no reason for the mob to grab all of them, Dante can tell you that." She said only for him to sit up and say "What if this isn't mob business but mob personal business?"
Turning to Carly he said "How many people know about Jake and that he is Jason's?"
She sat down and grabbed one of the pens. "Jason, Spinelli, Lucky, Sam. I do and Sonny does. Lulu and more than likely Nik does."
Dante went to the State Police barracks and talked to Spinelli who said "I didn't kill Georgie."
Mac and he both knew that, they were well aware it was a ploy to isolate Sam McCall. "I will help you if you answer a few questions for me. Who all knew that Jake is Jason's kid?"
Spinelli hesitated then gave him the same named but added "Diane, Lucky Spencer's parents, Johnny Zachara and I told Maxie."
Shaking his head, Dante went to find Lulu who after finding out he was there about Elizabeth ranted and raved about the woman before saying. "I told Ethan."
Going back to the station, he gave his boss the news who swore then said "You can safely assume that the entire Zachara family knew and that means Lansing knew. I have to go and see someone, you keep checking into this."
"How?" he asked.
"I hate to say it, but we need to find out what your father knows."
Dante talked to his father, bringing it around to Morgan and his kid and got an earful that convinced him even more that Sonny was a selfish human being who thought the world centered on him.
Meeting Mac back at the station, he said "What next?"
"You up for searching the wood by where my accident happened?" he asked as they went to ruined woods. An hour later, Johnny was driving by when he saw Dante's vehicle and pulled further up before moving closer and getting an earful.
When they were tired and had left, he went down the scene and searched. Finding the disk still in it's covering; he said "Let's find out what is on you and why the police are so interested.
After watching it, he called the Quartermaine house and told Edward. "I found proof that Nik Cassadine knew what his granny was up to."
It was almost two o'clock when the prosecution rested and the judge as Lucky's attorney if he was ready to begin. "I am your honor; I would like to call Lulu Spencer to the stand."
Lulu had rushed to the courthouse after her visit by Dante to check on her brother and was not thrilled to be called to the stand, not that it mattered. The judge quickly ruled her testifying about what she had heard others talking about was hearsay. She was allowed to talk about Elizabeth's affairs, about Lucky raising Jake, and how in her opinion Lucky would never hit his wife.
"Ms. Spencer, what do you consider abusive?" asked Mitch Williams. "Would you consider this?"
He showed her the tape of Lucky verbally attacking Elizabeth, then his freak-out when he learned about Nik and her. When she said he was just upset, he had just learned she was cheating on him again.
"Why didn't he do this in private, wouldn't that have been more appropriate?"
"He was angry, he couldn't stay calm enough to do that." She said.
"And this incident, what about this one?" Lulu was furious when her own attack was shown. "Ms. Spencer, why were you at GH? Were you injured?"
"I was there to see her; I wanted to let her know how I felt."
"So you felt it was appropriate to go to her workplace?"
"Well, I was angry." She muttered.
"That seems to be a theme in your family. Elizabeth cheated on your brother, what about him, has he ever cheated on her?"
"That was because of the drugs, he slept with Maxie to get pills." She said while the defense attorney protested it being brought up.
"Excited utterance, your honor."
"Overruled, Councilor, Miss Spencer's answer was given freely. Continue."
"Any other affairs?"
"He slept with Sam McCall but that was after…" she shut up as she realized she was making things worse. "Besides, it is much worse that she slept with Nik, he is Lucky's brother."
"And Sarah Webber, isn't she Elizabeth's sister?" he asked then added "Or were you not aware that he had slept with Elizabeth's sister?"
Lulu's jaw snapped shut, "Now, Ms. Spencer, you said that Elizabeth was a danger to her kids while seeing Morgan, that that was why your brother was attacking her in the earlier tape. Wasn't your brother involved with Sam McCall at that time, her arrest record spans fourteen states and actually has convictions on it. And you Ms. Spencer weren't you dating John Zachara at that time?"
Lulu just glared and the judge ordered her to answer. "Yes, to both questions."
"Ms Spencer… Nikolas Cassadine, he is the grandson of Mikkos and Helena, isn't he and the son of Stavros and the cousin of this Sam McCall? We are talking about the family of terrorists and your father, Luke Spencer, hasn't he had repeated run-ins with the police… And isn't he related to Jason Morgan though his wife?"
"But… I mean… Nik hates his family, and Helena is always trying to kill him and his father did as well. And he isn't close to Sam. And my dad has saved this town repeatedly and Jason doesn't get along with his family."
"Ms. Spencer, one last question, when you were a patient at Shadybrook in a room next to your mother who was there for years. You were treated with this drug, weren't you?" Now that he had her on the ropes, the AG went for the question he really needed her to lie to.
Reading the name, she said "I don't know?"
"Weren't you hallucinating that your mother was visiting you? Didn't you tell your family about it?"
Lulu lied and said "No, I didn't."
Looking at her with pity, Mitch said "Ms. Spencer, we have a record of you discussing this with former DA Alexis Davis after the Zachara trial. Your father and brother were both there."
Lulu wanted to protest but saw the look on the judge's face as he told her to step down but not to leave the gallery.
When Lainey was called, the AG stood and said "Your honor, I was going through my file and can't find a release for giving her permission to discuss Ms. Webber's mental health or is she here to discuss Mr. Spencers, if he was going for an insanity defense or an affirmative defense based on diminished capacity, he is required to be interviewed by our doctor."
The defense attorney growled, he had hoped to be able to get Elizabeth's mental state on record then have Dr. Winters discuss Lucky's past problems.
"I think we move on to your next witness." Said the judge before telling them to continue. Lucky only had six witnesses, one who didn't show up and two who was nullified by the judge before Alexis Davis was called to stand.
Lucky's attorney sent her soft balls, mainly on his job, her connections to his family and then her representing him in his divorce. She hadn't wanted to testify, she should be home dealing with her young daughters who were not talking to each other or her and had made it clear she wasn't going to help Lucky.
"Defense is done with this witness." He had tried to make it look like Elizabeth Webber's bad choices had led Lucky to doing what he had done, but he knew that there was little chance of his client not facing at least some jail time.
"Ms. Davis, you have three daughters don't you?" asked Mitch.
Saying yes, she was asked to give their names and fathers names. "Molly; Ric Lansing."
"That would be Elizabeth Webber's first husband, correct?" he asked.
She said yes, and then stated "Kristina Corinthos, Michael Corinthos, Jr.
"Ms. Davis, did you tell Sonny Corinthos that he was your youngest daughter's father right away?"
"No, I didn't."
"In fact you didn't tell him until your daughter almost died, did you? Did he call you a bitch or a whore? Threaten you publicly or privately at any point?"
"No, I didn't and he didn't."
"What about your remaining child?"
"Sam McCall, 32, her father is dead."
"Fine, Ms. Davis, when you were dealing with having cancer and you saw your daughter sleeping with your husband in the house you owned did you verbally harass her at her job? Out in public?"
"Of course not, you deal with that sort of stuff privately." She said embarrassed yet again by Sam's behavior.
"Exactly, so what is your opinion as a member of the law community, as a woman who had someone they love cheat on you? Would you have done what Mr. Spencer did, would any reasonable person?"
"No." she said then looking at Lucky added. "But Lucky has long been obsessed with keeping Elizabeth Webber and Jason Morgan apart. It is why he was so willing to keep the secret about Jake's paternity silent. To have a way to twist the knife to Morgan, because Morgan needed his help with Jake."
"Your honor, I want to strike what this witness said from the record. She …"
"She was asked in her opinion." He reminded the man. "Tomorrow morning, be ready to give your final statements. Ms Spencer, the bailiff is placing you under arrest for perjury."
Lulu was pissed, and snarked "I guess only Saint Elizabeth gets a free pass for lying on the stand."
The judge was getting ready to leave but stopped and told the bailiff to bring the prisoner to his office. Once there he looked at her and said "Young lady, your mouth is going to get you in a lot of trouble if you don't learn to shut it. Do you have proof that Ms. Webber lied, I mean proof that can be shown in court?"
Shaking her head no, she was told to appear in front of him in a week. "I will be assigning you community service at that time."
Sam was waiting at the barracks when they brought Lucky back. Sitting across from him, she said "How is it going?"
"Fine, I am not worried." He replied. "What is going on with Alexis, she was a bitch on the stand."
"Oh, she is all up in arms because some reporter apparently did some article about my past." She said rolling her eyes. "Like anyone cares, I mean, seriously… you would think Monica Quartermaine has better things to do with her time."
"Monica, what does she have to do with anything?" he asked.
"Oh, she is on this kick that once Jason learns the truth, he will kick me out of his life. He knows the truth and still took me back." She said never seeing Lucky twitch as he realized she didn't know the truth.
"Monica isn't someone you want as an enemy." He told her. "She did damage to my Grandmother Leslie's marriage repeatedly years ago. Plus you never saw her when she was pissed at Alan."
"Like I am worried, please, Carly is finally gone out of Jason and my lives, so his mother is no threat." Just like Elizabeth, she thought. "I have to go; Spinelli called and needs to see me."
In the next booth, she talked to her business partner who asked "Sam, how did you end up in my bed, last thing I remember was Maxie helping me in the shower, we had sex then she put me to bed."
Sam wasn't thrilled with that, she had given him the best night of his life and he didn't recall it was her. Then her brain reminded her that at least this way he would be confessing to Jason anytime soon.
"Don't worry, I must have slept walked in after hearing her leave." She said then added. "I am sure that I can get Max to keep it quiet."
"Where is Diane, she hadn't been around to see me." He whined.
"I don't know." She said then went to call Sonny. "Why is Spinelli still in jail?"
"I don't know, I couldn't reach Diane, so I left a message on her machine." He replied then went to have Max take him to her office. Arriving Sonny saw it was closed then said "Let's go to her house."
When the red head opened the door she said "If you are going to try to talk me out of it, save your breath. I meant what I wrote. I resigned as the attorney for Corinthos/Morgan and have returned the unused portion of your retainer."
"You can't quit." He protested. "Who do you think you are?"
"A woman who won't work for a man who is screwing the woman who hurt his child while he hypocritically and hypothetically goes after Claudia who at least wasn't intentionally trying to harm Michael."
"So, Jake wasn't hurt and Sam made a mistake." Replied Sonny as Max winced.
"No, see the only difference I see is that Morgan will do more to protect you family than his own flesh and blood and frankly that makes my skin crawl. This sick and pathetic mess that Carly, Jason and you have going on, I want no part of it. Jason Morgan talks big about how he is too dangerous to be around his own kid, yet hangs out with Alexis' girls, your boys and is godfather to Jocelyn Jacks."
"We are his family; of course he is around us." Sonny said glaring at her.
"No, you aren't. Jake is his family, the Quartermaines are his family, you are just a man who took a confused brain damaged young man and made him your bitch. Now please leave my property before I call the police." She said to them.
TBC
