"Maxie, we can not allow you to marry that hoodlum. He works for Sonny Corinthos," Mac Scorpio protested.
"He works for Jason, and it shouldn't matter what he does as long as I love him," Maxie stated, getting up from the dinner table she shared with her parents.
"Maxie, please, sit back down," her mother, Felicia, requested.
"Why, mom, if dad is not even going to listen to me about marrying Spinelli," she replied.
"I want you safe, Maxie. You won't be safe with Spinelli. It's too dangerous," the man expressed.
"I think it's funny you say that because I know for a fact that you said that ALly was safe with Jason. And we both know how you feel about him," the blonde commented, placing her hands on her hips.
Felecia smiled, "Mac, we both know Spinelli will protect her."
"Like, he did Ally Lynn," Mac responded.
"That's not fair," Maxie expressed, pointing her finger at her father. "Anthony Zacchara was the dangerous one. HE was the one that went around killing people for fun," she said, very upset.
"Mac, maybe we should change the subject. No one is going to agree on this. You both are extremely stubborn," Felicia stated.
"I'm going to marry Spinelli. Jason and Ally will stand up for both of us, and I hope you two will be there. I want you to give me away," she declared to her dad.
"Maxi, you know I would be honored to give you away on your wedding," he said with a smile.
"But not to Spinelli..." Maxie finished his sentence.
"It's because I love you."
"If you loved me, you would accept the man I want to spend the rest of my life with," the fashionista declared, walking away from her parents.
"Hunny, we do love you," her mother stated, marching after her daughter.
"Then show it, let me live my life the way I want to and with who I love," she demanded, turning to her mother.
"But living with Jason..." her father groaned.
"We aren't living with Jason. We only were there so I could help take care of Ally when Jason wasn't around," she explained. "We're moving out."
"Well, that's one less thing I have to worry about," Mac breathed out.
"I have no direct contact with anything Jason and Soony do," Maxie spit out. "I help run a fashion magazine."
"We understand that, baby. But we are still going to worry about you," Felicia said, smiling. "We're your parents."
"I know," she mumbled.
"I don't approve of who you want to marry, but I love you. So if you want me there..." Mac said, strolling towards his daughter.
"Thank you," she squealed, hugging him.
"How are things with Ally since everything?" her father inquired, pulling away.
"She's struggling, but she's getting help from Dr. Collins. I know you don't approve of Jason, but Ally is much happier because of him. She's safe, dad," Maxie revealed with a small smile.
"Well, that's good, she's seeking help," the woman said.
"And Jason is a better choice than Johnny..." the commission added.
"Speaking of Johnny, anyone heard from him since his father's death?" Felicia questioned, frowning.
"Ah, no," the blonde quickly responded, turning away from the pair. "I think he recognized that it was better to let Ally be with Jason. From what I've heard, Johnny and Anthony didn't have the best relationship," she informed them.
"I heard that too," Mac added.
Mom, I was wondering if you would like to join Ally and me when we go shopping for dresses?" Maxie asked her mother.
"Of course, baby," she whispered, hugging her oldest daughter.
"Dad, please, just try and get along with Spinelli. For me," she requested.
"I won't kill him," he promised.
"Thank you, I guess," she mumbled, shaking her head. "Look, I need to head back to the penthouse. I'll call you when I set up a time to try on dresses," she said to her mother, walking towards the door.
"We love you," Felicia assured her with another hug.
"Love you both," she expressed, disappearing into the night.
"You know, as long as she is with Spinelli, Jason will make sure she's safe."
"That doesn't make me feel better," he informed his wife.
"I know, but anything could happen to her whether she is with Spinelli or not. I mean, how many heart surgeries has she gone through, and that had nothing to do with Spinelli. We just have to trust her," the woman told her husband.
"I guess," he sighed as his cellphone rang. "Hello, Commissioner Scorpio." The man paused, listening to the person on the other end. "I'll be right there."
"Is everything okay?" Felica questioned, watching him collect his belongings.
"There is a fire at one of the Corinthos warehouses," he informed her.
"Was anyone hurt?"
"I don't know," he answered, kissing her and rushing out the door.
The very reason he was heading out of his house is why he didn't want his daughter marrying Spinelli. He stopped counting a long time ago how many times he got called to a scene at it had to do with Sonny Corinthos. The man's enemies were everywhere, and they could strike at any given moment. He just didn't want his daughter in the line of fire.
"What happened?" Mac questioned a nearby fireman as he got out of his car.
"We don't know. We haven't gotten the fire under control yet," the man answered.
"Has anyone notified Mr. Corinthos?"
"I'm right behind you, Commissioner," a voice spoke.
The commissioner turned, the two coming face to face, with Jason standing right behind his boss.
"You going to tell me who would want to do this?" Mac asked, crossing his arms over his chest.
"How about you tell me," Sonny responded.
"I'm not the one with a long list of enemies," Mac responded, turning towards the inferno.
"Well, my men say it wasn't an accident, so someone wants my attention," Sonny said out loud.
"Do you have security cameras?"
"Of course."
"Well, we will need you to provide a copy of the footage," he informed, walking away from the men.
"Yes, Sir!" the Mob Boss called after the man, before turning to Jason. "You get the footage to Spinelli first. I want to know what happened here before I hand anything over to the police."
"You got it," Jason mumbled.
"What was in the warehouse?" Sonny asked.
"Nothing much. Inventory from some of Anthony's warehouses that we cleaned out so we can remodel," Jason responded to his boss.
"Anything we need to worry about?"
"No. Anything illegal the men disposed of," he answered, dialing his phone. "Spinelli...access the security footage from the warehouse near Pear 51. Someone torched it tonight. We need to figure out who did it before the police," he instructed before hanging up the phone. "Okay, he is on it."
"Good," he murmured, watching the flames.
"This isn't random," Jason spoke. "First, the thing with Brenda and now this..."
"You think they're connected?"
"It's a huge fucking coincidence if they're not," the enforcer expressed, glancing down at his watch.
"What?"
"What? Nothing!" he quickly answered.
"No, there is something. You keep checking your watch," Sonny informed him.
Jason sighed, "Ally wasn't too happy that I left her tonight. I want to get back to her soon, I guess."
Sonny chuckled, "I don't think I"ve ever heard you say anything like that before."
Jason waved him off as a man in full fire gear approached the pair.
"Mr. Corinthos," the man said, lifting his mask. "Looks like, someone busted a window on the south side and got in that way. Whatever was inside, they covered in gasoline, and well you know the rest," he explained.
Sonny shook his head, anger inside just at the thought of someone even considering moving against him.
"Thank you," Jason said, stepping in front of his boss. "What do you want me to do?"
"Just go be with Ally," Sonny uttered.
Jason frowned, "I don't have to go. What do you need me to do?"
"Go be with her. We can't do anything till Spinelli goes through the footage. We'll figure it out tomorrow. A meeting will be called this week," Sonny added.
"I'll contact Bernie," Jason said, pulling out his phone.
"I'll contact Bernie. You just focus on that girl of yours tonight, cause I don't know when you'll have time again," the Mob Boss uttered, rubbing his face.
Jason nodded, walking off, leaving his boss alone to watch their building burn to the ground.
"Where's Jason going?" the commission questioned, walking towards Sonny.
"He had somewhere he needed to be," he answered.
"Sonny, I'm warning you, you need to let the police handle this."
"Why, Commissioner, whatever do mean?"
Mac rolled his eyes. "Jason needs to..."
"Jason is going to see Miss Lynn, not that it's any of your business."
"OH..."
The two stood in silence, watching the Port Charles Fire Department do everything they could to put out the fire.
"Looks like they are going to be awhile, so I'm heading home. I'll need a copy of the police report so I can give it to my insurance company," Sonny informed the man next to him, as Max whispered into his ear.
"I'll make sure to get it to you as soon as I get the security footage," Mac said, calling after the men walking away from him.
"Commissioner, we need you to look at something," another officer expressed, leading him towards the smoldering building.
"What did you find?" he asked.
"This," the officer said, holding up a piece of torn clothing.
"Looks like our little arsonist left behind a clue, maybe with a little DNA," Mac replied, placing a plastic bag around it. "Get it to the lab as soon as possible."
If Sonny had an enemy, Mac needed to figure it out before the Mob Boss. He knew once the man found out who set his building on fire, Jason would get the order to take out the person out. Mac would never get the opportunity to question the fire starter.