"I don't care what you have to do, Benny. Just do it." Sonny demanded forcefully before he ended his current phone-call with an audible bang from the phone smashing hardly against the receiver.



"What's up? What did he say?" Jason inquired persistently as he rushed quickly over to Sonny whom was now focusing strongly on the blank wall in front of him. Jason starred curiously at Sonny before he asked again, "Sonny, what's going on?"



"We got to act; and we got act soon. Ric thinks he can get revenge on me by taking my family from me. He's going to pay. He's bluffing about killing them. Ric is careless, but he's not stupid. Killing them is suicide, and he knows that, but if we put him in a tight situation, he may act out of fear. So we have to do this carefully." Sonny instructed as he reached in his coat pocket for his cellular phone , and pressed in the numbers to reach the person he intended to call; Ric.



"Tell me what you want." Sonny demanded as he turned and faced the window, as he starred out at the colorful sunset glowing brightly into his room.



"I want you to know how it feels, Sonny. How it feels to have what you love, what you need taking from you." Ric replied with anger on the opposite side of the phone; and Jason listened inventively to see what was being said.



"Why do you hide behind a phone, Ric? Show your face like a real man. If you're that scared to step up, Ric, then why in the hell did you mess with me? You know I could kill you for this; so here's your chance to save yourself. What do you say?" Sonny offered as he glanced with narrowed eyes at a curious Jason who now stepped in even closer to Sonny and lowered his head slightly towards the phone.



"What do I get out of this, Sonny? If I meet you, you'll probably have your men jump me; threaten me until I tell you where you can find Courtney and Carly. So why, Sonny, would I possibly trust you?" Ric questioned as he lowered his voice to a low whisper.



"Because, Ric, you're going to die anyway if you don't come out. So what are you worried about? STOP HIDING BEHIND A PHONE!" Sonny screamed loudly, and Jason took a shocking step backward and starred at Sonny in concern. Sonny continued on in frustration. "I don't have time for this, either you agree to my invitation, and save yourself, or you don't…and you die. Decision is yours, Ric. SO DECIDED!" Sonny yelled once again and he starred angrily at his phone and waited with irritation until Ric replied.



"Fine, meet me at the coffee house in an hour; but I'm warning you, Sonny. If you put my life in danger, I'll die before I tell you where your family is. So you kill me, and you kill your own family. Keep that in mind when you decide on who you invite to our gathering." Ric stated confidently before he hung up his phone and left Sonny on the other line, breathing heavily with aggravation.



"We got him." Sonny declared as he tucked his cell-phone back to its current place and began to walk to his liquor table where he poured himself a satisfying and refreshing glass of martini.



"Sonny, what's going on?" Jason questioned as he left his spot beside Sonny's desk and headed closer to where Sonny was currently standing.



"Ric is a stupid man. He pushed me too far, Jason. He's dead; I never thought I would be forced to murder someone of my own blood." Sonny admitted as if he was ashamed.



"Sonny, he's a sorry excuse for a human. He deserves to die, and I'm telling you this, Sonny. If you don't get up the courage to kill him because he's your brother; well, he isn't mine and I don't give a damn what happens to him." Jason stated with assertiveness as he starred at Sonny, but Sonny's reaction differed from what he would have expected before he finally said.



"Trust me, by the end of the night, not only will he admit to where Carly and Courtney is, he'll be begging for me to kill him."