' John why are you doing this?'

'I'm not sure I follow... doing what?'

'What are you personally gaining from this? I mean, I understand why Brian has done this. In his warped imagination this will make Olivia want him back, but you... I fail to see what you are gaining from holding me hostage?'

'Who said anything about hostage?'

'You think I don't know Brian wants me dead and out of the picture, he wants to kill me'

'He's asked me to shoot you'

'He... asked you... but you won't will you?'

'I'm being paid Ed- if I don't do the work then I won't get paid'

'He's paying you?'

'That's what I'm gaining from this... money'

'Well... I could make you a proposition'

'I won't let you go Ed. Mr Cassidy is an individual on the edge. He scares me at times! You picked the wrong woman to- as you put it- fall for'

'We never asked for this to happen! Brian has only himself to blame- if he'd shown Olivia just an ounce of the care and love she deserves, she wouldn't have looked twice at me. We fell into this and for what its worth we both tried to fight it why are you doing this".

'That is none of your business. I know what you are doing- trying to get in my head, don't!'

'I'm not trying to get into your head, but it appears I am... you can stop this you know, you have a choice'

'No I don't'

'What if I paid you?'

'Excuse me?'

'What if I paid you to let both me and Olivia go? We wouldn't tell anyone... we just want to go home'

'Even if I wanted to Olivia is too well guarded by him. One of you would die if you went to get her'

'That is the first and last thing myself and Brian have in common. We would both die for and because of Olivia'

'You would do that... you really love her don't you?'

'So much it hurts. It's difficult to explain, I would do anything for her. If I thought for one minute that she would be safe with Brian, I would let you kill me to save her life- but she won't be safe. He uses her as an emotional and physical punchbag. What kind of person would I be if I died and left her at his mercy?'

'Scared, thats what you would be'

'But that's just it, I'm not scared of dying. If it were that simple- I am not or have ever been scared of Brian. The only things that scare me are leaving Olivia to fight this on her own and never seeing my boys again'

'Boys? I thought you only had one?'

'Biologically I have one child but I think of Noah as my own'

'Why, he isn't your responsibility?'

'He is, Olivia is his mother and I am Olivia's boyfriend. It's my job to think of him as my own, and more to the point, why wouldn't I? I'm not Brian.

It's not too late to change your mind and walk away. You can do the right thing?

John looked at Ed for a second, before he looked inside himself. He knew what the answer was- he had always known if he was honest. He flashed out so quickly that Ed couldn't defend himself. He hit him in the temple, and watched him black out. He pulled the gun out of his pocket and he was sure. Someone was going to die, and he knew who.

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