Chapter 25
Jonathan slammed down his phone and went to find Jim, "What kind of useless jerk did you have me hire? You told me he was a real pro who always got his target, but he refuses to come back here to finish Morgan off," He yelled as he entered the living room.
"What do you mean he won't come back?" Jim asked confused by Jonathan's outburst. "His reputation is stellar, he always makes sure the job is done."
"Blaine has out and out refused to come back here, and unless I'm wrong he was actually angry that we had him come here."
"That is not my fault, why are you acting like his attitude is my responsibility."
"You suggested him, you must have known something about him to do that."
"I knew his reputation, I had been told he was good. I haven't made a habit of researching hitmen, that was never anything we've done before this."
"In this business, we have to be willing to do whatever it takes to get what we want."
"That's what I thought I was doing. He must have given some reason why he wouldn't return. What about his payment he isn't going to expect you to pay him if he refuses to do the job he was hired for?" Jim asked.
"No, he made it clear he wouldn't ask for payment." Then Jonathan admitted, "He did say something I found odd, he told me he would never cross the one that lives here."
"What the hell does that mean? The one that lives here. Does that mean there's a hitman here and this it's his turf or something?"
"That was what I thought he must mean as well. If there's someone here we should find out who it is and just use them," Jonathan suggested.
"What if they're connected to Corinthos, they won't take the job."
Jonathan realized Jim was right and went and sat on the couch, "We need to rethink our approach. Morgan had to have been wearing a bulletproof vest, the witness Pauly talked to said he was hit by something, that was what knocked him off of his motorbike."
Jim thought about that, "We aren't going to be able to trick them into an ambush, we might have to face them." Jim was terrified by that thought, he was a businessman first, yes he knew what kind of business he was in now but he had never killed anyone. He had fired guns before and wasn't a bad shot at the firing range but pointing a gun at another person and taking their life, he didn't know if he could do that.
"I think that would be a job for Pauly, we are going to need a few more of our people here for that. I don't like waiting but we need to make sure we are the ones that come out on top."
"I'll make a few calls and get some good men here as soon as possible," Jim offered. As he walked out of the room he started thinking about Blaine. Why would he have backed out of their arrangement? While researching people for this job, Blaine had the best reputation, he never failed. The thing that had impressed Jim the most about him was one report in particular that he'd read, it told of the assassin that was thought to have died on assignment but then at the last minute resurfaced alive and having completed the task. What had happened to scare him away. He couldn't think about that right now he had business to take care of.
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Baker looked up from his work when he heard a commotion, Sonny Corinthos, and Jason Morgan had just been lead in by Taylor. He walked over to offer him some help, "What's going on here?"
"The commissioner requested a chat with these two but they aren't really happy about coming in."
"This is ridiculous, Jason was the one that got shot and we're the ones getting dragged in for questioning." Sonny was ready to explode, what was the point of them being here, it sounded like Scorpio knew about the shooter he should be the one his brother talks to. He was more confused when Taylor lead them away from the interrogation rooms, "Where are we going."
"I told you the commissioner requested a chat, so we're going to his office." Taylor knocked on Mac's door when it opened Sonny and Jason went in and Taylor walked away.
"What is this all about?" Sonny asked then looked around the room. Mac wasn't there, Robert Anna and Sean were, they were standing so they would have been out of sight of anyone close to the door when it opened. Sonny couldn't help but smile, "Now that is a good way to cover up a meeting. How did you arrange this?"
"I simply had Mac ask Taylor to bring you in, then he went out for a couple hours. I know we couldn't talk last night but I think Robin tried to explain. Jason, you don't have to worry the hit is off, I got ahold of him and he won't be back."
"Thank you, Robert."
"Robin and Jason both told me you were going to take care of that. I want to know just how you managed that Scorpio?" Sonny demanded.
"The man that was brought here goes by the name Blaine. I spotted him yesterday on the docks I knew who and what he was at once, I also knew he saw me. When I called him it wasn't even a question I told him to stay out of Port Charles and he will. I saved his life and his reputation so he won't come back to my hometown."
Sonny smiled, "You might be on the right side of the law but you're kind of gangster aren't you?" Sonny had to admit he was impressed. "You must have wanted to talk about more than just that, so what are we doing here?"
"We wanted to talk because we believe de Salva is going to start getting more desperate with his attempts," Sean started. "He's now failed twice to kill you Jason, the next time he tries I think it'll be an ambush that ends in one hell of a shot out. We also think that he'll have Putnam come after Anna or Robert around the same time de Salva makes his next move against you, he wants us distracted. So if anything happens to anyone here everyone else should take that as a warning to be ready for his next attack on them."
"You think Putnam is still in Port Charles?" Sonny asked.
Robert went and sat at Mac's deck, "Yes, he's waiting to claim what he thinks of as his reward, which is killing Anna and myself."
"And there's been no sign of him since his escape?" Sonny asked.
Anna went and leaned on Mac's desk, "No, we believe whoever helped him has put him up somewhere, and he is under orders to stay out of sight until it's the time is right." Sean was grinning, he couldn't help it seeing his friends like that brought back many memories. Anna noticed the grin and asked, "Do you have any ideas?"
"No sorry. Sonny have either of you heard anything about Putnam?" Sean asked.
"No, that's why we thought he must have left. Is there anything we can do to help with taking care of him?" Sonny asked.
"Other than keep an eye out for him, no. The best thing we can hope for is that de Salva makes a mistake and we find them before he can try anything else," Anna answered. "I hate that he is here and that we can't find him."
"I feel the same as you do Anna. If there's nothing else we should go, my visits with the commissioner are never all that long." They said there wasn't so Sonny and Jason left.
The grin returned to Sean's face, "I didn't want to say anything while they were in here but I couldn't help but notice how right it looks you behind that desk with your favorite partner right there ready to help."
"You better not let Mac hear you talk like that, I don't think he's like his big brother taking away his job."
"He can keep it. Anna, did I tell you about the offer he made us?" When she said he hadn't Robert told her all about Mac's offer for them to becoming special consultants to the PCPC. He explained that after he'd mentioning they had talked about opening a private detective agency, Mac admitted he had wondered about the same thing and then made the offer.
"I know we had kind of ruled out opening a PI office, but I kind of like the sound of all this. We wouldn't be working full time but enough to keep us busy, then we'd get called in for the tough cases for the PD, I like it." Anna smiled thinking about the opportunity, they hadn't talked about what they were going to do since this mess had started and it was nice to talk about their future plans again for a change.
"We could do it," Robert offered. "We'd open up an office and only take the cases we want to, no chasing lost dogs."
"Devane Scorpio Detective Agence could reopen its doors," Sean said with a smile.
"It was Scorpio Devane," Robert insisted, and they all started laughing remembering that they never did settle who's name should come first.
"Robert let's do it," Anna said excitedly. "We can't get out of the game completely, we'll get bored."
Robert saw the excitement on Anna's face and he knew she was right about them getting bored. "Are you sure Anna? Don't you want to think about this some?"
"No, I don't need to. This is perfect for us." Anna said and Robert stood up and walked around the desk a smile to match hers on his face. He took her in his arms, "Robert I am so happy, we actually have plans for our future." Sean gave them both hugs as well, he was happy that they were still making plans for their life together even with everything that was still going on.
The three of them were sitting and talking happily when Mac came back, "Does this mean there's good news about the case?" he asked.
"Not about the case, but Robert and I agreed and we're going to take you up on your offer to be special consultants. When do we start?" she asked with a smile.
"That's great," Mac smiled back, "I think you started a couple months ago." Mac hugged them, he was happy to know that he could count on them to help out when needed. They went on to fill Mac in about their meeting with Sonny and Jason and when they were done decided to call it a day. "What do you say about getting something to eat at Kelly's, my treat?" Mac offered.
...
Holly had seen Robert and Anna go into Kelly's, Sean and Mac must have gotten there just before because she hadn't noticed them enter. The extra people there wasn't going to stop her from trying to talk to Robert again, she wanted him to get out of Port Charles. Holly didn't know everything that was going on but thought if she could get Robert to leave then the threat might not follow him. She also wanted to arrange to meet with Anna, Holly had different, more lucrative plans for her. She waited to enter until they had gotten their meals hoping that they would be less likely to walk out on her. The four of them looked so happy, that was all she wanted was to be happy as well. When she went inside Holly knew she would be greeted with bitterness for interrupting them again but she didn't care. She took a deep breath then went inside, trying to seem like she had just wondered in she started to walk over to the counter, she looked around then acting like she had just noticed them and walked over to their table. "Good evening, it's nice to see you all here. This must still be a favorite hang out you were here last time I stopped in."
They all looked up when she spoke, Anna couldn't help but roll her eyes. She didn't believe for one minute this was a coincidence. "Hello Holly what can we do for you tonight?" she asked.
"Oh, I just thought I'd come say hi. Anna, I think you and I need to talk, do you know where the tea house is? I'd like a chance for us to put some of our animosity aside. I know we will never be friends but I would like to think we could at least get along for everyone else sake."
Anna thought about it, she didn't hate Holly or anything, they just didn't get along. She looked over at Robert before answering, "When would you want to meet, I'm very busy during the days?"
"What about tomorrow evening then, let's say seven?" Anna thought they might as well get it over with and agreed. "Robert if I could have a moment of your time I'd like to finish the conversation we started the other day." It was his turn to look over at Anna before answering, Robert didn't say anything he just got up and walked toward the counter. "Thank you, Robert. I want you to know I just want you to be happy."
"I am happy and once we've found Putnam and put him away again I'll be even happier."
"Are you sure Port Charles is the right place for you? So much has happened here, doesn't it bring back a lot of bad memories?"
"Quite the opposite actually, I have many wonderful memories of my time here and now I'm adding to them. Holly is there something you want to say besides telling me to leave Port Charles?"
Holly wasn't sure what she wanted to tell him, she couldn't tell him she wanted him to leave for his safety and so Anna would be more vulnerable. She couldn't say she was annoyed that he and Anna were back together, that she hated that Anna was the one he loved. "I understand that you and your entire family could be in danger because of this man that escape, Grant Putnam is that his name? I want you to take care of yourself, I would hate for anything to happen to you."
"We are all working on finding Putnam and we're looking out for each other. With any luck, we'll capture him without anyone being hurt."
"I hope you're right and you are able to find him."
Robert wasn't sure why Holly wanted to talk to him alone she wasn't saying anything all that important. "If that's all I'd like to get back to my meal."
"Of course, I'll let you get back to them. Have a good night Robert," then she turned and left before he could say anything else. Robert returned to the table just as confused as he had been after their last conversation, she insists on talking to him but hadn't really had anything to say. He sat down and started eating again quickly putting it out of his mind. He was in a good mood and wasn't going to let Holly's odd behavior spoil his evening.
...
Robert, Sean, and Anna were working in their home office when Mac called to say Pauly Munro and two other men had been seen down by Kelly's. They had spent most of the day making phone calls trying to identify other people that worked for de Salva. They were sure he'd be bringing more men here and wanted to know who they should be looking for. So far they had found a few people that had worked at either his clubs or restaurant that had records and their crimes could be related to mob activities. Anna was still waiting to talk to a detective in Miami that had wanted to check some records before getting back to her. When she had called and mentioned Jonathan de Salva he admitted he'd had suspicions about de Salva in the past and wanted to look for those case files then call her back. "If you two want to go down there that's fine, I want to wait and talk to detective Carter when he calls back," Anna told them.
Before they could answer Robert's phone rang, it was Mac again. They had managed to pick up one of the men that was with Munro. When the other two took off after spotting a police car he had stuck around and taken a few shots at the officers. They were taking him down to the station now. Robert and Sean both wanted to talk to him, they agreed that Anna should wait and talk to Carter, they would fill her in later about anything they got from the man now in custody.
When they got to headquarters the suspect was in the interrogation room, Lewis and Taylor were talking to him. When Baker saw them he went over to fill them in on what they'd already found out. His name was Mark Fontaine, they had already found out he has a record under that name as well as three others. He wasn't talking much so far but is trying to say the only reason he fired his weapon was that he was fired at first, which of course was a lie. Mac came over to join them he said he wanted them to go in next, and if they didn't mind maybe they could throw in that Sean is a WSB agent, even if he isn't really on active duty. When they agreed, Baker went and interrupted Lewis and Taylor, "The other agents are here." They both nodded and followed him out of the room, Robert and Sean talked to them quietly in the doorway then went inside.
Sean and Robert sat down across from him, and open the folders in front of them. "Mark Fontaine, according to this you've been a busy boy, but you're not sure what your name is," Sean told him then grinned. He looked over at Robert then pointed to one of the papers, "The WSB will be interested in this one."
"Those other cops said agents are you two WSB? I didn't do anything that would interest them."
"They like to decide what does and doesn't interest them on their own. Why would you open fire on police officers?"
"They shot at me first I told them other cops that already."
"We've examined all of the officers' firearms and none had been fired, they are also required to file a report anytime they fire their weapon. No one fire at you, you were giving Pauly Munro and his other associate time to get away weren't you?" The look on his face told them they had hit the nail on the head.
Weakly, Mark said, "Pauly who, I don't know who that is."
"I would bet back in Miami he is your boss and that you all work for Jonathan de Salva," Sean suggested. They were both watching him closely and knew they were right about him.
"Who are you? I don't think you told me that."
"I'm Sean Donely WSB," then he showed him his credentials.
"What about him, your buddy here?"
"Oh you don't want to know who that is, you're boss doesn't like him very much. Why did you get brought to Port Charles?"
"I just came to see some friends."
"Friends that want to kill Jason Morgan and maybe even Sonny Corinthos," Robert suggested.
"No. I mean it who are you?" Mark asked.
"My names Robert Scorpio, and your boss Jonathan de Salva want me and Anna Devane dead."
Mark stared at him in disbelief, not sure how to respond to that. "Did Pauly tell you to make sure they got away?" Sean asked. Still, Mark said nothing. "Since we started our investigation we've learned something interesting about your boss. Jonathan de Salve has no problem using people as scapegoats or eliminating people he believes to be a liability." Sean looked up at him and noticed Mark was starting to sweat, "What wrong, you seemed a little worried?"
"I'm not saying anything else, I want a lawyer," Mark demanded.
"Yeah alright, that's your right." Sean and Robert got up and left, they couldn't do anything else now. They looked around the squad room then went to Mac's office, as they walked in he was just hanging up his phone.
Mac looked up at them "That was Anna, the detective she was waiting to talk to is sending us some case files. It seems those two men that Lisa said just stopped showing up for work are dead. Their bodies were found a little over a year and a half ago and they had been dead for at least 14 months when they were found. When they had disappeared detective Carter had found circumstantial evidence that linked de Salva to their disappearance but could never prove anything. Over the years he has kept tabs on de Salva and Conners and is sure the fires that destroyed his clubs were started by a rival."
Robert and Sean both smiled they were going to get him, "Is Anna coming down here?" Robert asked.
"No, she wanted me to remind you she had agreed to meet Holly tonight, she said she will let you know when she leaves the house," Mac explained. Mac looked back at his computer screen, "Oh here we go I think we have those files from Miami." Mac opened the first one then printed it out, the three of them got to work reading over this new information.
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Anna had just gotten out of her car at the tea house she wasn't sure why she had agreed to meet Holly but she was here now so she should just go inside and get it over with. The sooner she was out of there, the happier she would be, she walked through the parking lot towards the door, she looked around wondering if anyone was watching her. When she went inside she saw Holly waiting and went over to join her, "Hello Holly."
"Anna I'm glad you came, please have a seat." She poured her some tea as Anna sat.
Anna sat down across from her, "You said you wanted to talk and that we should try to do something about the animosity between us, and I agree, I don't hate you Holly."
Holly smiled, "That's good to know because if we're being honest I'm a little afraid of what you can do and I wouldn't want you mad at me."
"Can I ask what brought you to Port Charles?"
"A lucrative business opportunity that I couldn't pass up. I can't really go into details but don't worry once my business is done I'll be leaving." Holly knew the last thing Anna wanted was for her to be in Port Charles any longer than necessary. "When I came here I swear I didn't know you and Robert were here and living together, I didn't mean to cause any problems between you if I did." As she said this Holly was actually hoping she had.
"Oh don't worry, you showing up here hasn't affected us at all. We're much to busy to worry about what you've been up to. Look I know sometimes we say things to each other that we know will annoy the other, I will try to control that in the future."
"I think that's something I could do as well, but before we start that there are a few things I want to say. Anna, I think you and I might have been friends if Robert wasn't a part of our lives, but that's not what happened. Instead, I became very bitter at your very presence in my life, I blamed you for all the problems in our marriage, even if you were only part of the problem." Anna could hear the bitterness in Holly's voice as she spoke, this was a conversation they should have had twenty years ago, did Holly forget Robert had picked Anna fifteen years ago and again now. "Maybe everything would have been different who knows."
"Holly are we really going to talk about something that is so far in the past it hardly matters."
"It might not matter to you but it matters to me, he was my husband and you took him away from me."
Anna'd had already had enough, "I did no such thing. I'll admit when you first met me I want Robert back but after he knew the truth and I had heard him talk about you, and I knew he loved you, I only wanted him to be happy even if that meant with someone else. Did he ever tell you why I didn't tell him about Robin until she showed up at his house?" Anna took her silence as a no, "I didn't want anything else to come between the two of you. Don't you think I would have come here with Robin in tow if I wanted to use her to get him back? Once you had moved to Austraila how was I the cause of the problems between you?"
"Robert would do anything for you and Robin. He kept coming back here for you, leaving me there alone." Holly wondered who she was trying to kid with this innocent act? As Anna had been talking Holly had noticed the ring on her finger, it surprised her how much seeing it annoyed her. She didn't even want Robert back, but she just hated the idea of Anna being with him.
"Robin called him when she found out I was in danger and yes he returned to help our friends as well, that wasn't me. I let him stay with us so he could spend as much time with Robin as he could, that doesn't mean he was there for me. You have convinced yourself that I'm the bad guy in your story and that's fine."
"Anna we both know the truth, you never stopped loving him and wanted him for yourself, admit it," Holly demanded.
"I will admit that I have always loved Robert, but I had to put those feelings aside when he was with you and I found a love of my own. Duke and I loved each other very much and we were happy. Duke thought Robert and I loved each other as well, but the one thing that I don't think either of you realized was that no matter what we felt we wanted the other one the be happy more than anything. Breaking up a marriage would only have meant heartache." Anna took a deep breath then looked around she was happy that they were the only people in here, this was probably the most drama this place had ever seen.
Holly watched Anna take another sip of her tea then checked the time, "That's all well and good but it doesn't change how I feel."
Anna sighed, she wasn't sure what else she could say that could take away the tension between them if Holly was going to insist on holding onto their past. "Holly I came here to try and make peace, we can't live in the past and move on with our lives at the same time. The fact is simple Robert and I are together. Robert choose to come after me when Faison took me from him even though he had just found out you were actually alive. Then Robert made it clear he wanted me back in his life any way he could have me after I found out he was alive. Did he bare the secrets of his soul to you during very emotional conversations or did you guys have a little bit of fun running around with Luke Spencer? We don't keep secrets anymore we talk about everything, I have loved him for so long but our love for each other is stronger now than it ever has been."
Holly looked at her watch again it was about time to get Anna outside, she smiles at Anna then said, "I think that was what I needed to hear, you're right we can't live in the past. I will do my best to be polite when we see each other."
Anna wasn't sure what had just happened but Holly's attitude seemed to have done a completely 180 suddenly. What had she said that Holly had needed to hear? Anna looked at her watch she was starting to get a headache and thought she should get home, "I will do the same Holly, I hope we can find a way to get along. If you don't mind I think I should be going I'm getting a bit of a headache."
"Oh, of course, I'll just pay the bill and I'll walk out with you."
Once they were outside Anna noticed she felt a little dizzy, she'd call Robert once she was in the car to find out where he was, then go straight home. She wasn't really sure what Holly was saying as they walked together but was sure it didn't matter anyway. When they got to her car Anna scened something was wrong she looked around but almost fell as her head started spinning. Then she saw him coming around the parked car, Putnam was smiling at her. He grabbed her and Anna tried to fight him off but found she couldn't she struggled but couldn't get away she felt herself going limp, then before she knew it Anna was inside a car and Putnam was yelling something to Holly. Anna looked over and saw Holly pick something up and put it in her coat pocket before getting into the front seat of the car she was in. Anna realized this had all been a set up just before she lost conciseness.
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Robert and Sean were still with Mac in his office going over the files detective Carter had sent them, Robert sat back in his chair and stretched. What time was it he wondered, when he looked at his watch a chill ran through him. Robert quickly got his feet and grabbed his cell phone, no missed calls and no new messages. Sean and Mac had both looked up at him when he'd jumped out his chair, "What's the matter, bro?" Mac asked.
"It's 10:30 and Anna hasn't called or texted me. The last one I got from her was when she got to the tea house." Robert was already calling Anna's cell.
Sean and Mac both instantly knew there was something wrong, "She was meeting Holly right? We need to talk to her then, she might know when Anna left, Anna might have even told her where she was heading," Mac offered.
"Her phone's off."
"I called the house there's no answer there either," Sean said his phone still in his hand. "Do you know where Holly is staying?"
Robert thought about it but didn't think she had mentioned it, "No, we saw her at the Metro Court one night but I don't know if that's where she's staying."
"I'm sure the tea house is closed by now so let's go by your house double check to see if she's there and then we'll go to the tea house and start there, see if we can find anything out," Sean suggested. They grabbed their coats and were out the door in a flash.
It was three hours later when Robert and Sean got back to the station, without saying anything they went straight to Mac's office. Sean sat on the couch, while Robert started to pace. "Robert, have a seat we're going to need our energy to find her."
"We have no leads we have nothing. How are we going to find her sitting on our asses?"
"First of all I said sit down." Robert knew that tone in Sean's voice and took a seat. "Secondly it's two in the morning, we don't have leads yet. We'll go talk to whoever was working at the tea house in the morning. She didn't just vanish into thin air, we still have to talk to Holly. We will find her, you know that. I'm going to call Corinthos, I think it's begun."
Mac came in and saw them sitting there, "There isn't much we can do tonight, you found her car and her cell phone was in the parking lot a little ways from it. Why don't you head home, try and get some rest tonight? We'll start fresh in the morning," Mac suggested.
Mac wasn't sure if they were going to leave or not then Sean stood up, "Come on Robert, Mac's right let's head back to your place. She needs us at our best, not two tired old men dragging their asses around." Robert got up he knew he wouldn't get much sleep but knew they were both right.
Mac followed them out of his office as they walked through the squad room Miller came over carrying bulletproof vests. "Take them," Mac said, "we aren't taking any chances." Sean grabbed them both from Miller then they left the station.
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When his phone had woken him up in the middle of the night Sonny hadn't been impressed, now sitting at his kitchen table eating breakfast waiting for Jason he had to admit he appreciated they had kept their word and Sean had warned him. He had just started eating when Jason arrived, "Grab a plate I made enough for both of us."
As he started to fill his plate Jason asked, "It's started hasn't it, de Salva's going to make a move against us right?"
Sonny waited until Jason had joined him at the table then said, "Someone grabbed Anna last night, Sean said they didn't know much when he called but he wanted us to be prepared."
"I want to help find Anna. I'll wear the vest but I want to get them any information I can."
"You heard what they said the other day, de Salva has failed twice, he's going to come at you guns blazing, no pun intended. He wants to take you out because he thinks I'll be weaker without you around. If he's desperate enough it won't matter where you are he'll try to take you out."
"I know that but I still want to help them, I would be dead if Robert hadn't gotten Robin to warn me. Helping him find his wife is the least I can do."
Sonny knew there was no point in arguing with him, "Don't take chances, do what you have to but make sure you are always ready for anything to happen. Finish eating before you go."
...
When Robert and Sean got to the station they were told the man that had been working at the tea house the night before was on his way in, he had agreed to come down and talk to them as soon as Baker had called. While they were waiting Robert saw Robin walk in, he got up and walked over to her. "When I called you last night I remember asking you to stay home, we don't know who the next target is."
"I know and I would have but I had a bodyguard escort me here," she smiled weakly, "and he wants to help find mom."
Robert hadn't noticed Jason at first, he looked over at him, "I appreciate this but shouldn't you be preparing for another attempt on your life?"
"It doesn't matter where I am, if de Salva wants to take me out he's going to try whenever he sees me. I'm here to help you, I know how much you and Anna mean to Robin, and you did just save my life."
"I don't know what you can do right now but if you have some ideas then I'm not going to stop you." Robert held out his hand, "Thank you, Jason."
Jason shook his hand, "Tell me where she was seen last and I'll go start asking around."
"She went to the tea house to met someone last night, that was the last time she contacted me. There are officers there already asking people if they saw anything," Robert explained.
"That's where I'll start, there may be a few people that will talk to me that won't tell the cops anything." Robert nodded and Jason turned and left the station again.
"So what are you going to do here that you couldn't do at home?" Robert asked Robin as they walked towards Sean.
"Have people with me while I worry about mom, I didn't want to be alone so when Jason showed up I asked him to bring me here, please don't be mad. I also have an overnight bag because I want to stay at your house for now." Robert gave her a hug, his little girl was scared and needed her dad.
"Of course I'm not mad, but you don't leave here unless it's with me or an uncle understood?" She smiled and agreed, just being here made her feel better and it had nothing to do with the fact she was surrounded by police officers. The men that would do anything and everything to bring her mom home were already working on doing just that and they would make sure nothing happened to her either. "We're just waiting to talk to someone why don't you go to Mac's office?" Robert suggested.
As Robin walked away a man came in they hoped was the guy they wanted to talk to. Lewis brought him over to them, "These are the men that have a few question for you," he said then left them alone again.
They both stood up and shook his hand, "I'm Robert Scorpio and this is Sean Donely."
"My name's Steven, I understand you have a few questions about the English ladies that came in last night."
"Yes, we do. Do you mind if we record our conversation?" He said he didn't so Robert hit record and started talking again, "We know that they arrived around seven last night can you tell us anything you remember about them?"
"The one with long hair got there around seven but the other one was there I'd say fifteen minutes before her friend got there. They were both good looking the long-haired on seemed like you wouldn't want to mess with her well the short haired one seemed more delicate in a way. I said friends but I don't know if they were after the long-haired one got there they talked for a while then the short haired one seemed to get upset about something. I couldn't hear what they were saying but by watching them I'd say she was angry at the long-haired woman about something."
As Steven spoke Robert kept hearing something that was trying to make him think of something else but he couldn't figure out what it was yet. "Were they arguing?" he asked.
"No it wasn't an argument, more like one was annoyed with the other. The long-haired one stayed calm most of the time they were there but then she must have had enough because she raised her voice slightly and told off the short haired one. I heard her say something like 'we don't keep secrets' or something but that was all I heard. They didn't stay long after that."
"Who left first?" Sean asked.
"They left together, the last I saw of them they were walking into the parking lot together."
"Towards their cars, but Anna didn't make it to hers," they knew that much already. "She wouldn't have gone anywhere with Holly would she?" Sean asked. Robert shook his head Anna wouldn't have wanted to spend that much time alone with Holly.
"Oh, you even know their names. Which one of the English ladies had short dark haired? She was quite flirty before the other lady arrived."
Robert looked up, how had they missed it of course that had to be it, "Thanks for your time if we have any more questions we'll be in touch." Robert grabbed the recorder and headed for Mac's office leaving Sean behind. Sean shook Steven's hand, thanked him again then followed Robert. He walked in as Robert was playing the end of the conversation they'd just had, he was leaning on Mac's desk, "An English woman with short dark hair. What if Holly has been in Port Charles longer then she said? She could be the one that helped Putnam escape."
"Do you really think she would do something like that?" Mac asked.
"If there was enough money offered yes," Robert admitted.
"K just wait a minute Robert are you actually suggesting Holly would want to hurt Anna and is working with Putnam?" Sean asked.
"I don't think she wants to hurt her, but have her out of the way maybe. Holly kept suggesting I should leave Port Charles and I didn't understand why. What if she knew I was in danger here and that's why she wanted me to leave. What if de Salva advertised that he needed someone that could get Putnam out of GH and offered a great deal of money to get it done? Holly could have answered his add. She wouldn't need to know anything else they were working on, hire a person for a single job but tell them nothing else that you're doing."
"That makes sense, pay them enough to keep quiet about what they've done then send them on their way," Mac agreed. "We still don't know where Holly's staying though. All the hotels and motels were checked this morning and nothing."
"You're the commissioner put an APB out on her, we need to talk to her."
"Slow down Robby we don't even know if she'd involved."
"Then get a picture of Holly and show the guards that were watching Putnam's room. If they identify her, put out the bloody APB," Robert yelled. "Even if she isn't involved she's still most likely the last person to see Anna and we need to talk to her."
Sean stepped closer to Robert, "We're all on the same side here, we all want Anna found quickly. Let's give Mac a little time to do what you've asked," he suggested. "We'll go see if they've found any witnesses to what happened." Once they were out of the office Sean turned to Robert, "Screaming at your brother isn't going to bring her back."
"I shouldn't have to tell him how to do his job either, we need to talk to a witness before they have a chance to skip town."
"You had a few more minutes to process what had to happen next, Mac was just playing catch up he'll get you what you need."
"I need coffee, then I want answers," then the two of them walked off together.
Back in her uncle's office Robin got up from the couch and wondered over to Mac's desk. "Dad's handling this a lot better then I thought he would."
"Did you just miss him yelling at me about how to do my job and Sean taking him out of here to calm down?" Mac asked her then smiled.
"Yeah I saw that, but what I didn't see was that anger that overcomes him and he struggles to control. That was your big brother yelling at you to do the things he'd already thought of but doesn't have the power to do himself. He just wants to find mom and knows you can handle him taking his frustration out on you."
Mac realized she was right, that was just Robert being Robert. He smiled then turned to his computer, "I'd better find a picture before they get back then, I don't need to give him another reason to yell at me."
...
When Anna woke up she was in a small room, with one handcuffed to the small cot she was on. Her head still felt foggy but she tried to remember what had happened. Holly must have put something in her tea that was the only thing she could think of. She had felt odd as they walked towards their cars then Putnam showing up and dragging her into his car and Holly had gotten into the car with them. Holly must be working with him, was she the one that helped him escape from GH?
She looked around the small room she found herself in, there was no window and the door seemed to slide instead of swing open, though there was no handle of any kind on it. She stood up but couldn't move more than two steps away from the cot which was bolted to the floor. It looked like there was some kind of switch by the door but there was no way she could reach it.
There was a small table beside the cot that someone had put some food there for her, some water and a bit of fruit. Anna realized she was hungry so she sat back down and picked up an apple. She looked it over then thought that Putnam would have to keep her alive for now so she took a bite. If Putnam believes he will get to kill her and Robert once de Salva has done what he wanted he would keep her healthy for now.
How could Holly have done this to her? They didn't get along but how could she put her life in danger like this? This must have been the business that brought her to Port Charles. Holly would get a nice pay cheque and have Anna out of her life she thought bitterly.
...
Grant Putnam stood by a door, knocking lightly, with a smile on his face. He had Anna again and this time he didn't have to leave, he was keeping her in the same house he was staying in. He knew he couldn't kill her yet, but that didn't mean he couldn't go in there and scare her some. Whatever Jonathan was doing he hoped it would be done soon because once he had killed her, he would go and find Scorpio. He'd make sure he knew his lovely Anna was dead before killing him too.
"I told you to leave her alone. We just need to keep her here you don't need to go in there and bother her, I doubt she's even woken up yet."
Grant stayed by the door, "I just want to make sure she knows I have her and that Scorpio will get what I promised him."
Holly walked across the room, "Look, I was hired to help you escape, I got extra for helping you get her, now I have to make sure you don't do anything stupid. We were told to keep her here that's it."
Putnam finally moved away from the door, "Fine, I'll leave her alone for now, but she will know I have her again. I was promised a reward and I plan to collect it."
Holly watched as he left the room, the crazy look she saw on his face as he walked away scared her, who was this guy and what had she gotten herself into? She thought this would be an easy $100 000 just go into a place she knew to get some guy out, then get paid. Why does she now have to babysit this nutjob? And why did it all have to be connected to Robert and Anna?
...
Robin had just gotten off the phone with Patrick, he couldn't deny he was happy she was staying close to Robert and she had spent the entire day at the station. None of them knew what de Salva's next move was but they were all sure it was only a matter of time before they would. She found Robert and Sean still working in Mac's office, there was still no sign of Holly but she had now been identified as the nurse that wasn't on staff and had helped Putnam escape. Mac had put out an APB on Holly after three guards confirmed she was the nurse they'd seen at the hospital. "Come on dad it's late you need some sleep, if they find Holly they'll call you. I'll fix you something to eat then you need to try and get some rest."
Robert looked up at her, he knew she was right and there wasn't anything else they could do tonight. "Alright, I think we're just wasting our time here anyway." Robert was happy that Robin wanted to stay with him, at least he wouldn't have to worry about her safety tonight. He stood up, then he and Sean followed Robin out of the office. Robert hated that Anna had now been missing for over 24 hours and they were no closer to finding her. He knew Anna was waiting for them to find her and he wouldn't let her down.
On the drive back to his house Robert got very quiet, and he hadn't said much while they ate either. After he had finished he excused himself and went to the office to be alone. When Robin came to find him, Robert was sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. She went and sat down beside him and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I don't understand it," he said with his head still down. Then he looked up at her, "Why would Holly do this? Why would she help them take your mom away? She helped Putnam escape, I thought that might have just been about money, but I think she helped Putnam take her again."
"I don't know dad why she's doing any of this. I don't care how much money she was offered I would never have thought she would put mom in danger like this."
"Neither did I. I know they don't get along but does she really hate Anna?"
"I can't answer that," then she leaned against his side.
Robert put his arm around her and they sat back. "I'm glad you're here. Just knowing where you are, helps me, because then I'm not worried about you. What are you going to do tomorrow?"
"If you don't mind I would like to come back to the station with you, I know I can't do much there but I'd rather be there then sitting here not knowing what's going on. I'll go crazy sitting here not knowing."
"OK, I'd like you there too," Robert admitted. "We'd better try and get some sleep, we'll be heading in early again tomorrow morning." They got up and walked out of the office, "Did you take your things up to the spare room?"
"Yeah," then they walked out of the office together, when they got to the top of the stairs, "Dad." Robert turned to her, he could tell she was worried, even though she was trying to be strong. He took her in his arms and just held her, that was just what she needed. "Thank you."
"I'll bring her home to us, Robin."
"I know you will. Now try and get some sleep." Robin was exhausted and knew Robert had to be as well.
...
Anna had no idea what time it was but when she woke up she was startled to see Putnam sitting there watching her. "Oh good, you're finally awake. I told you I wasn't done with you. You and Scorpio thought you had me but I can't be stopped. I have ways of getting what I want." Then he laughed quietly to himself.
She sat up and looked at him, she was still cuffed to the cot but at least she could move around a little. "You have nothing other than a connection to a man with money. Are you going to try and tell me you got yourself out of that hospital bed? We both know that's a lie."
"I have friends that want the same things I want."
"You have Holly who is working for de Salva just like you are, only I think she is making a lot more money then you are, she'll leave with a nice pay cheque and you'll be left behind to return to custody." Anna didn't care if she made him mad. "Now that she's drugged me and help you, is she even around or is her part done?"
"You don't know anything, I'm working alone."
"Grant, I know Holly drugged my tea and I know she was in the car with us outside tea house. Don't bother trying to tell me anything different. Robert already knows she was the last person to see me and will be looking for her. Do you think she'll care about you if it means keeping herself out of prison?" Even though she was his prisoner again Anna wasn't worried, she didn't doubt that it was only a matter of time before Robert would show up and take her away from here. He wasn't giving her a lot of food but it was enough to keep her strength up. She was going to save her energy until that time came and then she'd help Robert stop Putnam.
Grant had already had enough of her attitude, he got up and went to the door. "Make sure you eat what I brought you. You will be healthy when I kill you." Then the door opened and he left her alone again. Anna tried to look out into the next room, hoping to see something that might tell her where she was. There she was, Holly had just come into view as the door closed.
...
So far the morning had been very frustrating, there was still no signs of Holly anywhere. Robert and Sean wondered if she had already gotten her money and left Port Charles. There had been a few people that thought they had seen a car driving away from the tea house at around 7:30 two nights ago but the description was only a dark four-door sedan. The witnessed couldn't even be sure of the make of the car never mind the model. They were tired of getting nowhere, someone had to have seen something.
Robin had ordered them lunch and they were just finishing eating when they saw Jason and Carly walk into the station. They walked right over to the desks Robert and Sean were sitting at. Robin saw them and walked over as well, maybe Jason had found something. "I've brought Carly here because she has something to tell you."
Carly looked annoyed, "Jason I don't even think it matters, you didn't have to drag me down here," Carly insisted.
Sean looked up more interested now, "You never know what little bit of information can lead to a big break."
"Fine, I saw Holly once more after the night we were all at the Metro Court. We meet there again and had coffee I think two days after I had met her. She was talking about this annoying man she was staying with and how she couldn't wait for her job to be finished here so she could just leave."
"Did she tell you anything else about the man she was staying with?" Robert asked.
"No, but I got the impression she didn't like him very much."
"I assume you must have something useful to tell us," Sean said, he and Robert were getting impatient.
"The other night when Anna went missing I could have sworn I saw her in a car with a man that looked like that guy who escaped from the hospital, but I'm not sure."
"Where was this?" Robert asked.
Carly thought about it before answering, "They had just turned onto Maple Avenue, I was sitting at a stop light and they turned right in front of me."
"That's just one block over from the tea house. Could you describe the car?"
"It was either black or a very dark blue, it had four doors. I think it might have been a Ford but I couldn't be sure. I was paying more attention to them," Carly admitted.
"So you got a good look at them then," Robert wondered. He pulled a picture of Grant Putnam out of one of the folders in front of him. "Was this who you saw with Holly?"
Carly looked at the photo for a little while then looked up at Robert, "I want to say yes. I can't be positive but yes I think it is."
"By any chance did Holly tell you where she was staying while she's here?" Sean asked.
"No, but I have her cell phone number."
"You what? We have an APB out on her we need that." Robert couldn't believe they were finally getting a break.
"You can have her number if you want it," Carly offered.
Robert and Sean exchanged a brief look, "No you are going to call her or text her, and you are going to ask her to meet you for coffee or a drink," Robert told her.
Carly looked at them in disbelieve, "And just why would I do that?"
"You'll do that so we can pick her up for questioning. She is the last person to see Anna before she went missing. She has also been identified as the woman that helped Grant Putnam escape from the hospital. This isn't really a request," Robert informed her.
"What? I had no idea. Of course I will, but what if she doesn't want to meet me?"
"Then you convince her that she does. We need to talk to her and the sooner the better. I have the feeling you can be very convincing if you want to be. I don't care what you have to tell her to get her to meet her, just make sure she agrees." Robert got up he needs this to work, he was tired of waiting to find Holly.
"Thank you, Carly, your help is greatly appreciated," Sean said. He was about to say something else when Detective Baker came over to them.
"Excuse me," he looked at Carly and Jason. "Do either of you know where Sonny is? We just got a report about gunshots at the Harborview Towers."
"He was in his Penthouse when we left," Jason answered. "There were guards on duty downstairs, where were the shots coming from?" Carly had already pulled out her phone and was calling Sonny.
"We have officers on their way there already but at this time we can't say for sure what's happened," Baker explained.
"Sonny's fine, he's still in his penthouse and got a report that four armed men had entered the lobby and opened fire. He doesn't know what's happened since then."
"Were there guards upstairs as well?" Sean asked.
"Yeah there were three downstairs and two by the elevator upstairs." Jason looked like he wanted to leave. "Is there anything else you need from me."
"We need Carly to set up a meeting with Holly once that is done you can both leave. I'm assuming you'll be keeping an eye on her," Robert added.
"Yeah I'll make sure she gets home safely, then I'll be going to check on Sonny."
"If you don't mind I think I want to tag along," Sean said. "I want to know what happened down there." Jason agreed then they waited while Carly called Holly. She was on the phone for a while before hanging up, she told them that Holly agreed to meet her at Kelly's at four, she couldn't get away from what she was working on any earlier than that. Carly was happy to help them in this little way, she felt it was the least she could do, after the way she had behaved. Robert and Robin were going to stay at the police station while the other left to find out what had happened at the Harbourview Towers. Robert didn't want Robin anywhere near Sonny's penthouse and there might still some useful information about Anna that could come in.
Carly refused to go home so Jason took her with them. When they got to the Harborview Towers the police and two ambulences were already there. Detective Clayton saw Sean and walked over to him. "There's one dead and three injured, two of Sonny's guards were shot but they were all wearing bulletproof vests and only have minor injuries. Sonny's guard that wasn't injured says there were four men that entered the lobby and started shooting. He believes one of the men that got away may have been hit as well. The gunmen were wearing vests as well but one of them was still killed in the crossfire. We should be able to talk to the injured gunman soon, they just got him into one of the ambulances. We'll have to follow them to the hospital."
"Can I go up and talk to Sonny? Has anyone gone to tell him what's happened?" Carly asked.
"We have and I'll get an officer to take you up," Clayton told her. He called the closest officer over and he escorted Carly away.
"There are cameras in the lobby, we can check the footage and see if any of the others can be identified," Jason offered. Sean and Clayton followed him into the building, then to the security room. There were four monitors there and Jason told them there were eight different cameras watching the entrance, the lobby and the area between the penthouses. They started reviewing the footage and just like the guards had said four men walked in looked at them then pulled out their weapons and opened fire. The angle wasn't great and it was hard to see their faces so Sean asked to see the view from just outside the entrance. From that angle, they could clearly see Pauly Munro and three others as they entered the building. Then a short time later Pauly and one other man run back out, Pauly was holding his left arm but it didn't seem to be slowing him down at all. They didn't know who the others were but hopefully, they would soon.
Sean called Robert to tell him everything he had learned and that he would be going to the hospital, he wanted to talk to de Salva's gunman as soon as the doctors said he could. Clayton said he would meet Sean there, even if the injured man was being escorted by other officers he wanted to be there when Sean talked to him. Sean also told him that Jason had already made sure a copy of the surveillance video was handed over to one of the officers going back to the station.
Back at the station, Robert had started pacing in Mac's office, the closer it got to four the more impatient he was getting. He wanted answers and was tired of waiting. "Dad you're going to wear a path into the floor, you should have a seat."
"I can't, I wouldn't be able to sit still right now. It feels like four o'clock will never come."
"Robby you'll get some answers soon but you really should try to relax some."
"I am relaxed I just wish Holly was already here telling us everything she knows. Robin when they bring Holly in I think your Uncle Mac and I should talk to her on our own," Robert suggested.
"That's fine I don't want to see her right now anyway, I want to kick her ass but I don't want to see her," Robin admitted.
Mac and Robert were waiting alone in Mac's office when Miller and Lewis finally brought Holly in. "Sorry it took so long boss, she didn't really want to come in with us," Lewis explained.
"Thank you, Lewis," Robert said. "That's all for now, Holly, take a seat."
"What can I do for the two of you," she asked.
"We have a few questions for you," Mac told her.
"Oh, well I will do my best to answer them," Holly wasn't sure why she was here yet but for now she wanted to act like nothing was out of the ordinary.
"Why did you ask Anna to meet you at the tea house?" Mac asked.
"I thought we should talk. What's wrong with that?"
"This isn't the time for your games," Robert cut in. "You asked Anna to meet you at the tea house and she hasn't been seen since."
"You were the last person to see her that night," Mac added.
"She never showed up," she lied.
"You had agreed to meet just the night before but then Anna didn't show up when you'd agreed to?"
"Yes, I thought it was odd. I just wanted to talk to her and I thought she understood that."
"So you were waiting there at seven but Anna never met you?"
"No," she answered. Robert started to pace he couldn't stand that she was lying.
"How long did you wait for her to show up?" Mac asked next.
"I think I arrived a little before seven and stayed maybe 45 minutes." They know she arranged for Anna to go the tea house but they couldn't know yet that she helped Putnam.
"And in that time you're saying Anna didn't show up?" Mac looked over at Robert quickly he could tell he was upset and he didn't blame him but at least he was in control of his temper so far.
"Yes, I guess it's because we don't get along, maybe she didn't want to get into another argument," Holly offered.
"Are you sure about the time?" Mac asked.
"I should have my receipt from that night," Holly reached into her coat pocket and when she pulled it out a necklace fell out as well.
Robert saw the pendant, a heart with three diamonds, before she had picked it up again. "What is that," he demanded.
"Just a necklace, the chain broke I forgot it was even in my pocket."
"Give it here," Robert insisted.
Holly thought about not handing it over, but what were the chances Robert knew what all of Anna's jewelry looked like. "Why, are you offering to get it fixed for me?"
Robert took it from her, he could feel that there was an inscription on it without even looking. "Mac you should look at this." Robert handed it to Mac then put both hands on his desk facing away from Holly, he couldn't look at her right now.
"I've seen this before haven't I?"
"Look at the other side," Robert told him then put his head down and took a few deep breaths, he knew when Mac read it he had to control his temper.
Mac turned it over, "A.D. You have my heart R.S."
Robert looked up at him, "She was wearing that two days ago, we were working in the office and I remember seeing her playing with it while she read some reports."
"Holly start from the beginning, no more lies," Mac ordered.
"That could be anyone's. I found it OK."
Robert turned and glared at her, "Anyone's? A.D.? R.S.? I bought that for Anna!"
"Robert, just wait," Mac picked up his phone, "Lewis I need you in my office." Robert had turned away from Holly again, it was the only way to keep from yelling at her.
When Lewis entered the office Robert turned and said, "Take Ms. Sutton to interrogation room one, I want you in the outer room watching her interrogation. You know what we told you to do earlier."
"Yes sir," Lewis then took Holly by the arm and lead her out of the room.
"Robby I'm going in there with you. I can't have you losing your temper in there."
"Mac I'm angry and I have every right to be, but I'm in control."
"That's good but I'm still going to be in there and I'll do most of the talking. I'm not sure what she's going to tell us but I think you're going to be a lot angrier before she's done.
Twenty minutes later Lewis came back to Mac's office, "I had one of the guards take a look at Holly and he said that she is definitely the woman that he'd seen going into Putnam's room. I've placed her under arrest and read her, her rights."
"Thanks, Lewis," Mac stood up. "All right bro, let's go talk to her." They walked into the interrogation room together, Mac went and sat across from Holly, while Robert stayed by the door. "Holly Sutton I want to inform you this conversation is being recorded. I am police commissioner Mac Scorpio and this is special consultant Robert Scorpio. Officer Lewis has explained what you are being charged with and that there could still be more charges added, is that correct?"
"I know who you both are and yes he did. Just get on with this."
"Holly you are facing some very serious charges. Do yourself a favor and cooperate, tell us the truth and what we need to know." Mac glanced at Robert, he was staring daggers at Holly. "You have been identified as the unauthorized person that was visiting Grant Putnam at General Hospital. He is a dangerous criminal with a mental illness who becomes extremely unpredictable when he stops taking his medication. By helping him escape you have put Anna Devane and Robert Scorpio life's in danger as well as endangering the general public."
Holly didn't say anything her head was partly down, she would glance up at Robert once in a while but would look back down quickly seeing the look he was giving her.
"Anna Devane is missing, and you set up a meeting with her to lure her away from Robert so she'd be alone. We now have her necklace that was found in your possession. She was wearing it two days ago the day she went missing, how did you acquire it?" Mac asked.
"I found it and put it in my pocket, I didn't even look at it."
"You told us Anna didn't show up for your meeting, is that correct?"
"Yes."
Mac pulled a phone out of his pocket, "This is Robert Scorpio's personal cell phone, he received this text message at 6:58 two nights ago. 'Hey hon, I just go to the tea house I'm still not sure why she wants to talk but I felt I had to meet her.' To which he replied 'I'm not sure I like this, you and Holly don't play well together. Be nice and hurry home Luv.' Anna's car and phone were located in the parking lot of the tea house later that same night. Do you want to stick to your story that she didn't show up?" Holly looked up at him then over at Robert but remained silent. "Holly we know you were there together, the man who served you has identified you both."
"Fine she was there."
Robert had had enough, "Do you have any idea how dangerous Grant Putnam is?" he shouted.
"What does he have to do with this?" Holly shot back.
"Holly we know you helped him escape. There was only one person that had contact with him in the hospital that couldn't be identified. You have now been identified as that person," Mac informed her.
"You think he really wants to kill her?" she scoffed. "He wants what I want, he wants to make Robert suffer. I was hired to get a man out of General Hospital, that's all. Yeah, he made threats but they don't mean anything."
Mac was stunned, "He wants to kill them both, Holly. He repeatedly told them that while he was in custody. Did you help Grant Putnam abduct Anna Devane?"
Again Holly didn't answer. Robert took a step towards her, "You're doing this because I'm with her, aren't you?" he questioned. Holly looked up at him, "Once upon a time we had something special Holly, but that ended. You choose to stay away, I didn't know you were alive until after we'd remarried and Faison had taken Anna. I choose Anna, I went after her."
"But I still loved you."
"You tried to keep the antidote from Robin because you were upset I was alive, my daughter could have died. That's not love!" he yelled. "I'm sorry but the love we shared doesn't compare to the connection and love Anna and I have. Once we'd admitted our true feelings there was no going back."
"Well now you'll suffer like I did," she told him bitterly.
"Like you did? Holly, you were in a car crash and ended up in a coma for a year and a half. I was told you died in a plane crash. It took a long time before I was ready to move on. You told me I was dating Katherine when you woke up. That relationship ended then Anna and I got back together, you choose to stay away. How were you suffering?" He had walked over to the table now, "Anna was taken from me, then I was forced to stay away from my family for over a decade. By the time I was allowed to leave I was a complete mess. I hated myself and what I'd become. I wasn't going to inflict myself on Anna and Robin they didn't deserve that. How did this affect you? How did you suffer from that?" he asked bitterly.
"I lost you."
"You didn't have me to lose!" he yelled.
Holly put her head in her hands, she didn't want to talk anymore.
Robert turned and paced in the small room before coming back to the table, "Anna almost died the first time Putnam took her, it took us a very long to find her. Robin was traumatized, she saw Putnam fighting with Anna, she saw him knock her unconscious before taking her away. Her grandma was injured by him as well and died as a result. She was only nine years old, that's suffering."
"Robert I didn't know," she said without looking up.
"Putnam actually wanted to kidnap Robin that night and would have if it wasn't for Anna and Filomena. All because I had arrested him. Now another man bent on revenge got him out of Ravinview so he could come after Anna and me. I found her when he took her, then Robin helped us find him and arrest him. Then what happens, you? You turn around and help him escape and now he has Anna again."
"Robert I don't know what to say."
"Do you know who'll suffer the most if anything happens to Anna? Robin, it's always Robin that suffers. She can't lose her mother again. If anything happens to her I'll," Robert turned and put his head down, he was becoming overwhelmed with emotion. "She'll lose us both again if Anna dies."
She saw Robert's pain but didn't care, "That's why you married her yet again."
Robert party turned, "What?"
"You're husband and wife, my friend Ray told me."
"What are you talking about Holly? Anna and I are not married, why would it matter if we were?"
"I don't matter do I?" she asked sounding hurt.
He turned to face her, "Is that what this is about, you're jealous that Anna and I are together? I'm sorry but I have never loved anyone like I love Anna."
"I'm not jealous, I don't want you." Holly wanted to hurt him like his words hurt her, "She betrayed you, she kept Robin from you."
"You don't want to start a list of who's done worse things," Robert informed her. "Anna was young and she made a huge mistake. If Faison and Sean hadn't set us up we would have walked away from the WSB and the past that went with it. As for Anna keeping Robin from me, she kept her from herself as well. Robin didn't know Anna was her mother. She was still young but after we had married the choices she made were all to protect Robin and me from the DVX."
"She was a fence, she tried setting me up for theft."
"Anna admitted to that and felt horrible about it. Yes, she was a fence for a time, Holly you've operated on the wrong side of the law most of your adult life."
"That's not fair."
"When I saw you in New York after believing you to be dead, you were there to steal something from Mac's girlfriend. Are you going to tell me that until you tried to ransom the antidote earlier this year you never did one shady thing? I find that very hard to believe."
"Robert you're being cruel."
"You handed my wife over to a man that wants to kill her, to kill us both and you call me cruel. Where is she?" he demanded.
"No, I can't tell you."
"Can't or won't? Do you really want her dead?" Holly just stared at him unable to speak. "That's what you wanted then too. Faison to take Anna, maybe take Robin as well. Then you thought you'd have me all to yourself."
"Robert that's not true," she insisted.
"You want me to be cruel? I can tell you some truths. When Anna came back into my life and I had learned the truth I wanted her and I knew she wanted me. When we were pretending to be together I loved kissing her again, I loved holding her again. There were conversations between us that easily could have ended with us in bed together but we didn't sleep together, not once not until we were back together in '91." Holly was quietly crying but Robert didn't stop. "Anna told me she came to Port Charles to get me back, but when she realized how much we loved each other she didn't want to break us up. She didn't tell me about Robin then because she didn't want to cause any more problems for us, she wanted you and me to be happy. That's the woman you've sent to her death."
Mac finally cut in, "Robby come on mate, that's enough."
He looked at his brother, "That's the truth, Mac." then turned back to Holly, "Where's my wife?"
"I thought you said you weren't married," she said bitterly.
"We don't need a ceremony to know what we are to each other. Where did Putnam take her?"
"I'm not going to tell you."
"Do you really hate them that much?" Robert asked her. "Think about that little girl, the one you were happy to call your step-daughter."
"What does Robin have to do with this?"
"Everything!" Robert ran his hand through his hair. "You want to destroy me fine, that's what's going to happen when Anna dies. Robin doesn't deserve that, she's done nothing to you. Robin deserves to be happy to have someone love her. She's on the verge of giving herself to someone else but they're both afraid of love. They believe it doesn't last, that it destroys people, that love ends badly," Robert paused. "You died, Duke died, her parents both died, her first love Stone died. Now you want to take Anna away again and prove them both right," he accused her.
"They're at our house," Holly said then started crying loudly. She didn't want Robin to suffer or throw away her chance at happiness. What had she done?
Robert turned and left the interrogation room, he had to get to Anna. Lewis came and joined him, "I'll help you go get her," he offered.
"I'm glad, let's go get a few more men, then we'll plan her rescue." When they walked together into the squad room, Jason was sitting with Robin. Robert walked over to them, "We know where she is, and I'm going to go get her." Robin smiled, she knew it was only a matter of time before she saw her mom now.
Jason stood up, "I'd like to help you," he offered.
"There will be officers that come with me, but I won't stop you if you want to come. Mac might get a little more information from Holly about what's waiting for us."
Robin was now standing as well, "Bring her home dad," Robin gave Robert a hug, trying not to cry. "I love you so much."
He hugged her tightly, "I love you more," then he let her go. "I have a little planning to do then I'll go get her." He kissed her cheek then turned towards officers in the squad room "I'm going out to get the chief and I want at least six of you to come with me."