Ric had been frantically searching for Liz since the power inside the hotel had failed, leaving it shrouded in darkness. She was his one true love after all…the angel who would lead him on a path of redemption.

Chaos had erupted in the hotel. He didn't know what had just happened. People were running around like crazy but Liz hadn't been one of them. Yeah he knew he had arrived with Brenda as his date but when push came to shove, he was all about Liz. She was his angel of redemption after all.

A man collided with him and he looked up to see a frantic Jax.

"Have you seen Alexis? I can't find her…"

Ric just shook his head. He didn't give a damn about Alexis or anyone else. He just wanted to find Liz but he knew she was preoccupied with both Lucky and Nikolas. A hot mess she'd gotten herself involved in that he should avoid but it didn't stop him from wanting her. No needing her, to save him after all.

"I haven't seen Alexis. I don't know what is happening. Is it a terrorist attack?"

Jax just shrugged.

"I have no idea what's happening here. I just need to find Alexis."

Ric sighed.

"I need to find Liz. Have you seen her anywhere?"

Jax just looked at him puzzled.

"I thought she was here with Lucky."

Ric gave him an annoyed look.

"I need to find her. Can you help me?"

Jax just shook his head.

"I can't…I'm looking for Alexis," he said, "She just disappeared and I have no idea where I might find her."

Ric shrugged.

"I'm sure she'll turn up but don't be surprised if It's with my brother. They've been getting awfully close lately."

Jax grimaced.

"I can't help that. I know they're both concerned what happens to Zander but she might not be with him."

Ric snickered.

"I'm sure she's with Sonny. He'll make the moves on her like all the others and she'll succumb. It's inevitable. Nothing you can do to stop it."

Jax bit his tongue choking back his response. He had no use for the piece of flotsam in front of him. He just wanted to make sure Alexis was safe.

"She's smart enough to see through Sonny."

"Are you sure about that," Ric said, "He has a well-rehearsed routine he uses in all his seductions."

Jax rolled his eyes.

"I know all about that but Alexis is too smart to fall for that…"

Ric smirked.

"Are you sure about that?"

Jax folded his arms.

"I just need to find her. There's a crisis going on her and I want to make sure she's safe."

Ric shrugged.

"Knock yourself out. Just be warned. What my dear brother wants, he usually gets."

Jax shook his head at Ric and headed down the hallway to find her.


Ned glanced at Tracy.

"You really are more concerned about that award you got than getting out of here?"

She glared at her son.

"We worked hard for this honor. I can't believe some crisis is going to rob us of our just reward."

He sighed.

"I can't believe your focused on the trivial when our lives might be in danger."

She huffed.

"Ned, this is important. ELQ has gotten a lot of bad press lately and maybe you're so wrapped up in this Eddie Maine delusion of yours that you don't know what this means for us…"

He sighed again.

"I do mother but this hotel is obviously under siege and we have to get out of here."

She threw up her hands.

"Fine you leave…you turncoat but I'm not leaving without our award."

He rolled his eyes at her.

"Fine mother. You stay here and I'll get Monica and AJ and we'll get out of here while we still can."

She hissed.

"Traitor. You're just like your father."

He shrugged.

"Hardly mother…I don't even know him."

He took off down the hallway to look for Monica and AJ without a second glance.


Alexis smiled at Derek.

"We getting out of here anytime soon?"

He glanced at her while eying any possible escape route in the elevator.

"I'll get us out of here but you'll still owe me that interview."

She blinked her eyes.

"I owe you nothing…we don't know each other," she said, "Sure I won some award but that doesn't mean I owe you anything."

Derek smiled at her.

"I realize that but we're stuck in the elevator with no easy way out and it might pass the time until rescue."

Alexis bristled.

"I'm not waiting until rescue. I want to find a way out of here now."

Derek looked bemused.

"There's no way out like I explained. We're stuck. So why don't we do that interview…"

Alexis looked at him a bit pissed off.

"Excuse me…I beg to differ with you that the ceiling exit isn't our best bet. I'm more agile than I look."

He chuckled.

"I don't doubt that but I told you that it's very dangerous and I don't want anything bad to happen with you. At least not until I get to know you."

Her defenses rose around her without being prompted.

"What do you want to know?"

He folded his arms looking more relaxed than she felt.

"I want to start at the beginning. Where were you born, who are your parents?"

Irritation flooded through her.

"That's a long story and I'm sure we won't be trapped in here long enough."

Derek smiled.

"It could be hours until we're rescued. Why don't you at least give me the preliminaries?"

Alexis just stared at the man in front of her. He asked her what she didn't feel like delivering. Her life story had been painful enough to endure and survive so why repeat it to some random stranger let alone a member of the media?

"No I don't choose to answer your questions. I'm not playing your game. I just want to get out of here."

He smiled.

"I realize that Alexis but we're stuck here until we can be rescued which might not be for a while so why not pass the time doing something pleasant?"

She just stared at them.

"I can't wait. We have to find a way out of here now."

He folded his arms.

"Alexis we're stuck here for the time being. We can't get out of here. We might as well pass the time getting to know each other."

She stared at him.

"Excuse me, I don't know you at all."

Derek smiled back at her.

"That's the point of this interview. That we get to know each other better Alexis. So let's get started. Where were you born?"

She just looked at him, unwilling to answer.

"Why do you want to know? We barely know each other."

He threw up his arms.

"I'm just asking as a journalist for background information. You were an award recipient. Naturally my audience would want to know more about you…"

She became more guarded.

"Why would you want to know that?"

He gave her a long probing look.

"Why wouldn't I and we have all this time to kill?"

She didn't know how to respond to that.