I suck at writing scenes that should be dramatic, sorry. I don't what I got myself into with this fic! LOL!

Chapter 21

Hour 21 - 5:00 PM

Jason rounded the corner and spotted Claudia waiting for him. She was standing and talking with Johnny in a low voice. As he slowly walked down the stairs he noticed a guard standing about twenty feet away down the dock and he knew there were others in position.

Claudia and Johnny heard the thumping sound of his motorcycle boots on the wooden planks of the waterfront. As Jason slowly approached them, his hand raised and he aimed his gun directly at Claudia.

"Jasssson." Claudia said slowly. "Wait, let me explain."

"How do I know that this is not another setup?" Jason hissed.

Johnny shook his head, "It's not. You and I both know that we wouldn't order a hit on you. You have saved my life before and vice versa."

"You have." Jason agreed then looked to Claudia.

Claudia spoke quick, "Look, we have been trying to get in on our fathers plans today but he is not sharing them with us. He does not think we can be trusted, he thinks we are too close to you."

"Is that so?"

Johnny moved to stand a few steps in front of Claudia, his arms crossed over his chest. "I spoke to some of my fathers men and none of them would tell me his plans, all they told me that there were important arrangements being made concerning the future of the organization and our place in Port Charles."

Jason rolled his wrist, prompting them to get to the point. He was still standing a few feet away, his gun still aimed at Claudia's chest.

"We know where Elizabeth is being held and I can assure you that the instant you set foot in there, you will be killed and probably Elizabeth as well." Johnny said.

Jason sucked in a deep breath, "And I assume that you want something in exchange for this information?" He said as he glared at Claudia.

"Claudia feels a little responsible for setting off the chain of events… but it was inevitable that this information and your son's paternity would have eventually come out. When it did, my father would have done the same thing, whether it was today, a month from now or a year from now."

"What do you want?" Jason growled.

"I don't want another innocent person to get hurt."

Jason's eyes darkened, "Another one?" he growled. "I think you mean that you don't want any more innocent blood on your hands."

Claudia's eyes widened at Jason's words.

"Do you think that I would not have figured it out?" Jason asked. Johnny took a step to the side and moved his body between Jason's gun and Claudia. "Johnny, do you think I am the only person that has a gun aimed at Claudia right now?"

Johnny looked around and chuckled, "In broad daylight, I don't think so."

"Do you really think I care if I go to jail? Your father kidnapped the Elizabeth and I will do whatever it takes to get her back, even if I end up sacrificing myself. Then there is the fact that your sister ordered the hit on Sonny." He was glaring at Claudia, "You ordered a sloppy hit then tried to cover your tracks and divert our investigation to your father. I would have found out the truth eventually… you hired Jerry and that was your first mistake. He hired Ian, a man that would shoot a bullet when a child was present."

Jason lowered his gun. He knew that his men were told to target Claudia at all times. Stepping back he continued, "You manipulated the evidence so that it would point to your father, and on paper, it did. The wire transfer from your father's accounts into an anonymous account in the Caymans. See, those accounts are very familiar to us. We know that although they are anonymous, all banking must be done in person, by the account holder. The accounts are only accessed by an account number and pass code, no names are used so it could not be traced back to you or your father."

A slight grin appeared on Jason's face as he continued, "We may not have had a name but we did have the account information such as the date it was opened. You see, we may have had a record of a wire transfer from an account belonging to the Zacharra organization but I needed to know exactly who transferred the money. Claudia had to open it in person and we knew what day it was opened so it wasn't hard to figure it out from there once we had the airline and hotel records."

"Sounds like Spinelli has been working hard. If you just came here to kill me then do it and get it over with." Claudia said and threw her hands up in the air. "But you must know this, Johnny had nothing to do with it. I wouldn't tell him the details."

Johnny closed his eyes and shook his head, "Shut up Claudia! What is it that you want Jason?"

Jason shrugged, "Maybe I feel that Sonny and Carly should deal with Claudia regarding Michael's shooting." Johnny glared at Jason and shook his head. Jason sighed then continued, "But today's events are directly due to the carelessness of you. Here is my offer… and it is the only one. I want to know where they are hold Elizabeth. I want to know how many men are at the location. I want to know exactly where your father is. Once Elizabeth is home safe and your father has been handled then we will talk."

Johnny shook his head, "No, I need assurance that you will not kill Claudia."

"It's fine Johnny." Claudia added in a low voice. "This has been on my conscience for months and I deserve whatever is coming to me. It's a deal. Elizabeth is…"

Johnny cut her off, "NO! Jason, I need to know that you will not kill her first."

Jason shook his head, "I can't promise anything except that if you leave town I will not look for you… but if you even set foot in Port Charles again, I will kill you… or Sonny will… or even Carly."

Claudia closed her eyes, "I will go." She whispered.

"Fine." Jason grunted, "Now talk."

"Warehouse 16" Claudia said.

"That's where I was just at when I was supposed to meet your father. You are telling me that is where he took Elizabeth?"

Claudia nodded, "She is there and so is my father. There are about 8 men total in and around the building but there may be more, I'm not sure."

Jason glanced at Johnny who nodded in agreement with Claudia. "And you are both coming with me as insurance."