Truth or Die

Chapter10

Lucky was furious as he exited Mac's office. Suspended, all because some reporter had claimed he stole the drug shipment. There was no proof. The only people who were aware of it were dead. Lorenzo was dead no matter what that jury thought. Elizabeth had died at the hospital. Then he stopped and thought about it, Elizabeth had threatened to send him to jail if he tried for custody of Jake or Cam. Was this the evidence that she had in the letter. He turned around and walked into Mac's office interrupting his meeting with Scott and Alexis.

"Morgan set this up. He used a letter from Elizabeth to do it, she was the only one who knew that I did-"

"Mr. Spencer, suggest that you shut up right now," stated Trevor Lansing from the doorway. Miss McCall had been correct, Spencer was about to stick his foot in his mouth.

Alexis and Scott sat there open-mouthed, had Lucky been just about to confess?

"Mr. Spencer, your fiancée sent me to represent you, she was afraid that you would be railroaded with the press running slanderous articles like that."

As he followed Lansing out the door, Lucky vowed to prove that Morgan set him up, why he didn't know but he knew that his father could find out.

JASON had reached Jordan, Sonny's former attorney and found out her secret. Turns out she slept with a client's husband after the client had been sent to jail. Then had deliberately botched her appeal. Jason had just shaken his head, then went on to the next on the list, his own attorney.

Diane wondered why they were meeting at the Overlook. Morgan showed when Johnny came around the corner and asked Jason why they had to meet here.

"For the same reason, I requested my attorney join us. How would you like some help getting your wife home and also to negate some of the influence that Trevor or Ric has."

"I'm in, what do I need to do?" he asked. He wanted to have some progress made, he had been looking for Lulu to break up with her all day but he got the feeling she was avoiding him for some reason.

"Nothing just be ready to move in with another attorney for your father when the time comes."

"Why?"

"If you don't have an attorney who is loyal to you, your sister is going to bring in one that is loyal to her. I have a name for you. Jordan Sinclair. She was Sonny's attorney before Diane and Justus. She loathes Sonny and it is common knowledge."

"What besides getting Elizabeth and your son back is in it for you?" he asked.

"Nothing."

"How is this going to help get our women back?" he asked.

"I will explain later, I had to meet someone, that is why we canceled this morning. By the way, you might want to be careful of spending time with Maxie Jones. If you are going to dump Lulu, it would be best to not be seen with another woman. Spencer's take it as a challenge."

After the mobster left, Diane said "Would this meeting have anything to do with the former federal prosecutor currently under indictment for jury tampering, money laundering, faking his death, and of course murder in the first degree. The man that was found with the evidence duct taped someplace I don't even want to think about." she winced asking.

"Does this fall under attorney-client privileged?"

"Only if you tell me how we are going to remove the Lansing duo as attorneys."

"Trevor bought Ric's grade for the bar exam. I have records and dates and the best part is that I have Ric's original, turns out his ego is the best evidence there is. He was given a score that was only five points from perfect. Ric tried to take the test again to gain perfection without Daddy dearest knowing and this time he scored well below passing. We have all three tests."

"If you want to use this I would use the same reporter who nailed Spencer this morning. I think that they would sweep it under the rug. I. She can recommend someone to release it."

CARLY heard the banging on the front door, opening it she saw the expected Johnny Zacharra. "Have you seen Lulu?" when she said no, he told her if she did to have the blond call him.

Closing the door, she went into the kitchen where the blond was hiding, "Why did I just do that?" she asked. Lulu had called and had her pick her up from her mother's and she had hidden on the ride over.

"Are you in some sort of danger from Johnny? Should I call Jason?"

"Nothing like that. Jason needs to answer some questions for me though. Like how is it possible that my boyfriend has a wife and a kid."

"Are you sure?"

"No, I heard Maxie and Johnny talking at the Overlook. He had to dump me so that he can go rescue his wife for him. No way in hell, not after what I went through for him, from his sister and his father." she fumed.

"How is Jason involved?" asked Carly.

Lulu repeated the entire conversation and then watched as Carly started to piece things together. "So Johnny's wife is dead and has been for over a year and somehow Jason is involved. Jason would never harm a woman. We should find out from Spinelli what is going on."

"I am banned from stepping foot in the elevator, then when I was spying on Maxie she was not allowed up yesterday. Spinelli came down and saw her, they talked then he escorted her to the front door of the building."

"Maybe he has wised up about her. Why don't you give him a call?"

"It goes to voicemail and according to Mike the guards have been taking food to him at the penthouse."

"Trying to find Helena for killing Jake. Why he is bothering I don't know. This is just disgusting."

"Cameron and Elizabeth died as well, I know that you didn't like her, but Elizabeth was always there for me, so don't start on her." with that Lulu left, she should have gone to her father, Carly was no help at all.

Carly watched her leave, then sneered. ST. Elizabeth, patron saint of nurses and failed artists, was taking up too much of Jason's time. There was only one good thing about being a saint, that was that they had to be dead to achieve sainthood.

Grabbing her car keys she headed out the door.

JASON waited for Dara. When she finally entered her office, she stopped and stared. Jason Morgan was sitting in her office. "Mr. Morgan have you come to turn yourself in." she smiled.

"No, I have a file that I need some answers to."

"Why would I help you?"

"You like being a lawyer, don't you." he threatened.

"Don't threaten me, Mr. Morgan. I don't deal well with threats."

"No threat, I just want to know what is your connection to Prisoner #24356 at Pentonville?"

Dara sat down when she heard the question, she may not live in Port Charles but had heard about Elizabeth and Jake. "The prisoner was Tom Baker."

"The man who raped Elizabeth and blackmailed Emily. What contact would you with him."

"I want to know what you are doing with this," she asked tiredly.

"Depends on what it is."

"I made sure that a trustee told the other prisoners about the rape and his preying on young girls, he was attacked the first week, then again and again. Someone else had done so as well. I had assumed at the time that you were the reason, then found out differently. Jason are you after me or the person who did that and why?"

"No, I am just looking into the information. Dara, thank you, for what you did. I made a promise to Emily to let the law deal with him. Thank you for being on their side."

"I did it for Elizabeth, I wished that I could have prosecuted him, but even if I had the evidence that we lost from her delaying reporting it, with Lucky telling me that she wasn't sure it was him, it cost me any kind of chance of getting him for anything."

"What are you talking about?"

"Spencer said that Elizabeth wasn't positive that Baker was the guy, I later talked to Elizabeth and found out that Spencer had misunderstood. Unfortunately, it made no difference. I would have had to tell his attorney under the disclosure laws." she said wearily.

CARLY waltzed past the guards and straight into Jason's office. Obviously, he wasn't mad at her any longer. Seeing Francis sitting in his chair, stumped her for a minute, then she asked "Are you Jason's new second. I hope he got rid of that annoying Cody, he had the nerve to try and bar me from this office like he had any right to."

"Carly." she could not believe he had called her by her first name. "Aren't you banned."

"Jason forgave me," she said smugly.

"Really, he told you that, because he was here earlier, telling me to arrange for you to meet at the No Name with Sonny. Now meet us at the No Name, like a good girl. He wanted it to be someplace public so he didn't give in to the urge to strangle you."

Cody walked in and told the guard with him to escort the blond out.

"Mr. Corelli, I have the information. Can I do anything else for you?" he asked.

"Do you have a suit? Meet us at the No Name. I need you to be present for this conversation. I think it will get the point across better."

DIANE entered her house, she was tired more emotionally than physically. Jason had needed some information on some things she had placed in the back of her mind, things she still didn't want to deal with. The man had been her client, but he had also been a complete and total pig. She was still not ready to deal with the attack.

Picking up the phone she called her therapist and had a phone appointment, she needed to achieve the balance she had lost. Thinking about what he had forced her to do, still made her sick to her stomach.

Wishing that Max was there made her want to cry. He had left her for his true love. Sonny "F-ing" Corinthos. She started to change and head out when she saw the flowers. Her favorite. The man seemed to think that sending them made up for being dumped. Taking them to her study, she put them through the paper shredder and sent them back.

JASON entered the Baldwin household, waiting for Gail and her husband to rejoin him. When he saw how frail the man was, he wished that there was another way. "Mr. Baldwin, I am sorry for bothering you."

"Monica said it was important, a secret that had legal implications. I know what they were talking about.

Lee sat down on a chair and stared out the window. "Did you know we adopted Scott. I love my son, would do anything for him, but at times I wish that he was a better person. I see a resemblance sometimes to my brother."

"My brother was married to Audrey. It was a disaster, she had been engaged to Steve, something happened and Audrey panicked and ran. She ended up married to Tom but was still in love with Steve. My brother was determined to win her, it didn't happen the way he wanted to, so he raped her. No charges could be pressed because back then there was no such charge as marital rape."

"Then she married Steve, unaware that he was alive, she thought she had found peace, that he was dead and his abuse at an end. Steve adopted my nephew, who was created the night Tom raped her. Then my brother came back. Tom made a deal, he would leave town and let Steve and Audrey raise Tommy. Tom double crossed Steve and I and intended to take them with him."

"I found out and killed him, accidentally while arguing with him. A friend helped me cover it up and that was the end. What is going to happen."

Jason got the message that the host was giving, secrets, like these, had a way of repeating themselves. "Does anyone else know about this?" he asked.

"Just Steve and your grandfather. Audrey never knew."

"Are you aware that Spencer emotionally and mentally abused Elizabeth, that if Audrey had known she might have faced things a lot sooner."

"You can't tell her," he said urgently.

"I have to, that is why I am doing this. There are reasons that will come apparent in time. Mr. Baldwin, the only person I will tell is Audrey."

FRANCIS and Cody waited at the No Name for Jason. Carly, Sonny, and Jax were due to arrive any minute as well. Sonny entered the restaurant glad-handing as he walked to the table. He was still acting like he was the godfather.

Carly saw Jax and was happy to see her husband. Until he told her that Jason had requested his presence, then she was overjoyed. She KNEW it, he had forgiven her. She sat down a large smile on her face, one that had Cody and Francis confused.

Jason entered and sat down, without even acknowledging anyone else there. The visit with Audrey had been hard, to make things better he had shown her the tape and told her what his forensic experts had figured out. She had been ecstatic. Like Monica, the voice had sounded familiar to her.

Jason had made her promise to not tell anyone, explaining that listening devices could be planted anyplace. It had taken the wind out of her, even with the news that her granddaughter and great-grandsons were alive.

Tonight he had to go and talk to Baldwin and then Alexis. Right now he had to deal with the messed up life that he had created for himself and that he was now trying to cut ties with.

"Jason why are we here?" asked an annoyed Sonny. They had been sitting staring at the man for almost five minutes without a word. What was Jason's problem? Things normally didn't affect him like this.

"I had an expert do some checking for me in regards to Elizabeth's death. Something turned up, Jake's DNA didn't match Micheal's. They aren't cousins." he had done it deliberately so that Carly would do like he expected, then he was going to take great pleasure in shutting her up.

"I told you that bitch lied, she was out to get you into her hooks any way possible, she was trash." she started to whine and complain about his needing to apologize. Jason waited until she was finished then said.

"Carly Jake's matched Edwards and mine. Micheal's didn't." there was a stunned silence, then she said.

"Someone faked the tests, they switched samples."

"No, actually it was done at a private lab with my people supervising, people I trust implicitly. However, Micheal's does match the man in AJ's coffin. He is also not Monica's grandson, so that makes Micheal's father the unknown factor here."

Sonny was stunned but he knew that Jason loved that little boy so he would not lie about something like this. "Do you know who?"

"No, nor when it happened. That is not the only one thing we need to discuss. Carly, did you ever make plans to harvest your eggs?"

"Yes, with Dr. Meadows, why?" she asked still stunned at what she had learned.

"Spencer Cassidine's DNA matched yours. Not Mike's or Sonny's. Courtney's eggs were infertile, she used some implanted eggs to get pregnant. I'm not sure whose kid she was trying to have, her husbands or Nik's but she used your eggs."

"She was my best friend, she would NEVER do that to me. You are wrong, you were married to her."

"Jason, she is correct, my sister would never do that to Carly. She would never betray a friend to get what she wanted."

"Actually she would and did, twice. First to Elizabeth, in regards to me. Then to Carly for a kid. I also have a few other questions in regards to your sister, Carly here are the tests, look at the results, take them to Kelly Lee. By the way, according to her medical records, she was barren when she married me, so how did she accidentally get pregnant with my kid?" with that Jason walked off.

"Sonny, one more thing" announce Francis, "I am sure that you understand, but to make sure, the fact that AJ wasn't AJ means his divorce papers and his giving up Micheal to you were illegal. Here is the paperwork that the judge drew up requiring you to turn over your stock that was stolen from the real AJ, the Quartermaine family sends its thanks in your dealing with this so promptly."

The two men followed their boss, Francis was proud of Jason, he hadn't back down and had done like he had requested without giving in to the urge to strangle Carly. They now had her on tape acting like a lunatic over Elizabeth. Just in case.

JASON let himself into Scott's house, the man was sitting in the living room, nursing a bourbon. "Morgan, why are you entering my house?"

"I need to show you something." he handed the attorney the hard copies, even he had been stunned at what was in the folder for Baldwin.

"Are you responsible for this?' Scott asked. He doubted it, otherwise, he wouldn't have come to him like this.

"No a man calling himself the Host, he wants some truth in exchange for getting what we want most back."

"What truths?" asked Baldwin belligerently.

"For starters, the fact that you bribed the judge to get custody of Laura Spencer, then that you arranged for Lucky to get past the mental health requirements to become a cop since you know it would stick in Luke's craw. Lastly the fact that you raided a trust fund set up for Mike Webber, Elizabeth, and her siblings on behalf of Lars and Helene Webber for their grandchildren so that Laura would have her half of the start-up money for Deception."

Scott sat there, then asked who is going to know? He didn't want to go to jail right now.

"Only the Webbers and Spencers. You have to tell Luke and I will find a way to reach Ginny to locate Laura's stepbrother. Why?"

You're a fool Baldwin, I am replacing the money. Then I am making sure that the families do their best to get you disbarred for this."

Brenda waited until Jerry left then joined, Alexis. "We need to talk, I need to know what the worst crime you ever committed was. Now, it is important Alexis, so spill."

"Brenda what are you talk-" she was dragged out onto the terrace and then Brenda said. "Jason is in trouble and needs this information, not to use against you unless he has to. You owe him."

"I can't tell you," she said stressed.

"Alexis, this is a matter of life or death," she stated.

"Tell Jason that I will tell him only to his face," she said trying to buy herself some more time.

"I'm right here." with that he joined them on the terrace.

"Jason what is going on?" she asked.

"It involves Helena. Just answer the question before Jerry gets back."

"I helped Luke loosen the railing at the original Bacchanalia, the one that Katherine fell over and then there is the fact that I faked being mentally ill to get away with murdering Luis Alcazar, take your pick."

Jason thanked her then left, with Brenda nattering in his ear the entire ride home, he was grateful for all the time spent with Spinelli she didn't annoy him as much now. Entering his spare penthouse, Jason went straight to Spinelli who had fallen asleep on his computer.

"Stone Cold are we ready to transmit?" he asked.

"Yes, here are the secrets and the responses from telling the truth, let's see what we get in return."

Jason knew that chaos would hit tomorrow. He had left messages with Steven Webber in regards to the trust fund that had been raided. The Herald was running major articles in the morning about Ric and Trevor, the ABA now had the files and would be forced to deal with it.

Durant was now heading to court, while his other secrets would stay hidden for a while. They were truly explosive and would need to wait until the threat had been neutralized. Dara's secret was safe, Lucky wasn't. Elizabeth and she may have thought it was done on accident, but Jason had seen the man's manipulations for years, Lucky hadn't wanted Elizabeth to get the closure she would have by facing the man in court. This way she was his creation, not someone capable of standing on her own.

Jordan was being sanctioned, but that was all she would face. Diane was going to need help, he was sorry he had dragged her rape up and that she had let the man who attacked her go to prison for a crime he hadn't committed to punishing him for one he did. Justus had died, doing what he did best, trying to protect his family. In this case him, he owed the man for it.

Jason was holding the hard copy of the picture of Elizabeth, Emily and the boys when the computer beeped and Spinelli let out a shout that woke up the others.

MESSAGE RECEIVED. GOOD JOB, I KNEW YOU WERE THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB. The FIRST PACKAGE MAILED.

ENCLOSED IS THE SECOND REQUEST.

TBC