Jason left Carly in the safety of her office with a man standing guard outside and another one in the lobby. She had promised him she wouldn't leave until he returned and although he trusted her he also knew her very well and decided to put the guards in place as insurance. Jason had a few things he needed to take care of one being to find out if Carly's suspicions about Liz were true. Jason made his way to the coffeehouse to meet with Sonny, but Sonny wasn't there and the office was empty.
Jason sat down in the high back leather chair and made a few calls. The first two were his daily check ins with the men he had running surveillance on Lansing and Zacchara. There was nothing knew there. The third call was to Spinelli to see what he was able to find out about Lansing's phone calls.
"The Jackal" Spinelli answered the phone.
"Were you able to find out anything?" Jason asked.
"Uhmm, kinda. I was able to trace the call, but it lead to an untraceable cell phone."
"Any good news?" Jason asked.
"I was able to tap into the conversations by synching up with a government satellite and then re-positioning it…
"Spinelli." Jason interrupted. "Just tell me what you have."
"Oh, ok. Well the Lansing dude is not talking to Zacchara. He hasn't made one call to him, but has been talking to some French guy named Monroe. This Monroe guy is bad news and he has it in for Valkyrie. He's been calling every couple of hours asking Lansing when he's going to get the job done and take her out."
Jason silently cursed on the other end of the phone.
Spinelli continued, "This Monroe guy acts like Lansing is doing him a personal favor by taking her out. Lansing keeps reassuring him he'll get the job done. Stone Cold, I'm afraid the Valkyrie is in much danger. This Monroe guy wants her dead."
"Send me the audio files. Maybe I'll recognize the voice. Keep listening." Jason hung up the phone and quickly dialed another number. "I need you to find out if there is a new player in town. All I have to go on is he's French and goes by the name Monroe. I need this fast."
Jason sat at the desk taking in the new information. Who was this Monroe person? Why was he after Carly? The more Jason thought about the more confused he became. This wasn't making any sense and if what Spinelli said was true than Carly was right and Liz was probably lying.
There was a knock at the door and two large men entered with Jax sandwiched between them, struggling to break free. The two men released him.
"Here he is boss." One of the men said.
"Leave us." Jason said and both men exited the room.
"What the hell is this?" Jax asked. "You can't just have your thugs grab me off the street and drag me in here when ever you want."
Jason leaned forward in the chair placing his elbows on the desk and resting his chin on his clinched fist. "I can and I did."
Jax huffed at that declaration.
Jason continued, "We didn't get a chance to finish our conversation last night. I wanted to make sure you were clear on a few things." Jason stood up behind the desk. He spoke slowly, over enunciating each word, "Stay away from Carly."
Jax looked defiantly, "You can't keep me away from my wife. I know she was upset last night, but we will work this out and you and Sonny will stay the hell out of our business."
Jason came from around the desk and closed the distance between him and Jax in two heartbeats. Jax found himself once again pressed up against the wall and Jason breathing down his throat.
"You have two choices here. You can give her the divorce she wants without any problems or you can end up in a ditch somewhere and she can be a widow." Jason placed his forearm across Jax's throat and leaned in causing Jax to choke and gurgle. "Either way she'll be free of you. I vote for option two."
Jax tried to speak, but all that came out was incomprehensible gurgling noises. Jason released his prey just as the door opened and Sonny came in.
"What's this trash doing here?" Sonny questioned.
"He was just leaving" Jason answered.
Jax straightened his suit and slunk out the door.
Sonny slammed it behind him. "What the hell was that about?" Sonny asked.
"I was just giving Jax some marital advice." Jason answered.
Sonny's mouth twitched, "I knew he would break her heart. He's always had commitment issues. Look at how quickly he left Sky after Brenda showed up last time."
Jason waved his hand in disgust. "I don't want to talk about it. I handled it. Jax won't be a problem, but we do have a one. Have you ever heard of someone named Monroe? He maybe French."
Sonny walked around his desk and sat down. "No. Never heard of him. Who is he?"
"I don't know, but it appears he is the mastermind behind the attacks on Carly."
Sonny leans back in his chair. "Well let's find out who he is and take him out. We can't allow this threat to go on for much longer. It makes us appear weak and feeble. We look like we can't protect our own. Others will take notice and make attempts on our love ones."
Jason nodded in agreement.
"Anything else?" Sonny questioned.
Jason proceeded to tell Sonny about Elizabeth and Jake and how they came to stay in his old place. He also told him about Carly's suspicions. Sonny had to agree with Carly. Something didn't seem quite right with the situation. Sonny warned Jason to be careful. Liz may not be the sweet angel they all thought she was.
Jason informed Sonny that he was taking the boys to his place to spend the weekend with Carly and then left the coffeehouse to go back to Carly at the hotel. It was almost lunch time and he had promised her he would be back in time for her to keep her car shopping appointment with Patrick.
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Diane sat across from Carly asking pointed questions. "Are you sure this is what you want?"
"Yes" Carly said adamantly. "I want this done."
Diane tapped her pen on her notebook. "Well, we can't exactly prove adultery, but we can insinuate it and we can say he repeatedly abandoned the marriage."
"I don't care what you say." Carly replied, "Just get it done and make sure I end up with this hotel. He can have the rest, but this is my baby. I built it from the ground up and I'll be damn if he'll take it from me."
"That shouldn't be a problem. I'm sure I'll be able to work that out." Diane assured Carly.
Diane stood to leave and Carly walked her to the door. She paused before opening it. "Diane, you have to understand. I know I'll never want for anything. Jason and Sonny will always take care of me, but I need more. I need something that's mine. All mine. That's what this hotel is to me. I found it. I worked the deal to get it. It's something I accomplished on my own without any help from Jason or Sonny. I need this place."
Diane put a supportive hand on her shoulder. "And you will have it." She declared.
Carly opened the door and saw Diane out. She watched her go down the hall. Carly heaved a deep sigh and was about to step back into her office when the elevator doors opened and Patrick stepped off.
"Hey" he said.
"Hey yourself" Carly replied and escorted him into her office. "Is it that time already?"
"We can do this another day if you're busy."
"Oh no you don't. You're getting a new car today. I just have to wait for Jason and then we can go."
"Jason's coming with us?" Patrick asked not exactly thrilled at the idea.
"Yeah, he is. I promise you won't even know he's there. He'll just lurk in the background. He's very good at lurking." Carly said proudly.
Patrick laughed, "Among other things. I'm glad to see you smile again and mean it."
"We'll I wouldn't be if it wasn't for you giving me some good advice. Thanks," she paused, "For everything."
Patrick put his arm around her shoulder. "It was nothing. I just repaid a debt. You did the same for me."
"Oh, thanks for that too, but I meant thanks for not letting me self destruct. I threw myself at you last night and you stopped."
"Wasn't easy." Patrick admitted. "But, it seems like every time we almost do the deed it's because one of us or both of us is hurting. If and when we do it, I want it to be just because we want to, not because we need to."
Carly smiled, "Oh, so you do want me Dr. Drake."
"Most definitely." Patrick mused back.
Carly gave him an enormous hug and then grabbed her purse. "Let's go downstairs in the lobby and wait for Jase. He's on his way. He called a few minutes ago." They walked down the hall and stepped into the elevator.
Jason stood in the lobby waiting for the elevator to make its way down. He watched the numbers as they moved closer. Six, Five, Four…Four….
The elevator jumped to a halt. Carly held on to the railing as it abruptly stop and sent her falling forward. Patrick reached his arm out across her to steady her.
"Damn't" Carly said and began to push the buttons on the panel.
Nothing, the elevator did not budge and then there was a loud snapping sound that made the elevator fall a few inches. Before Carly could scream there was another loud snap and the elevator went careening down the shaft.
Patrick flew up, but managed to grab a hold of the side railing and gripped it tightly as the elevator descended. Carly on the other hand was being bounced around the elevator like a ball in a pinball machine. When the elevator hit bottom Patrick's grip slipped and he hit the floor hard, face first.
Jason heard the loud snap and then the thunderous sound as the elevator flew past. There was a loud boom when the elevator hit bottom and the smoke began to seep out from between the elevator doors where he was standing. Jason managed to pry the doors open. He instructed one of the hotel staff to call 911 and then yelled down the shaft.
"Anyone in there? Are you ok?' Anyone hurt?"
Patrick's voice was hoarse, but he managed to yell back up. "Jason"
Jason heart began to pound in his chest when he heard Patrick's voice. "No, No, No." He kept saying in his head as he waited for what he was sure was coming next and then Patrick said it, "Carly's in here with me and she's hurt."