The three shocked individuals starred a gaped as they watched Ric fall helplessly to the floor while holding his bleeding wound with his shaken hand.



"You…" Ric whispered impotently. "You will pay for this."



"Stand back," Sonny demanded as he held out his arm before Carly's chest and slightly pushed her back. Carly watched in awe as Ric slowly began to fade away, lying motionless in his own blood.



"Oh my God, Sonny," Carly uttered as she placed her hand over her mouth and dropped the gun she had been holding tightly in her grasp. "What did I do?"



Sonny brushed off Carly's overwhelming excitement and stepped closer to Ric. He starred inventively at him.



"He's dead," He stated, and Carly let out a terrified whimper as Jason starred with astonishment at the anxious woman.



"Sonny," Carly wept as she threw her feeble body into his arms. "I didn't mean to, Sonny. I didn't even think. What are we going to do?"



Sonny starred sternly at Jason. "You're not going to do anything. Jason and I will take care of it." Sonny explained as he gently rubbed Carly's back.



"Sonny, I'm so sorry," Carly moaned helplessly in Sonny's tight entrapment.



"I know. I know, sweetie. It's okay. Jason and I can take care of this. Go to the hospital and make sure Courtney's okay and no word of this to anyone. Understood?" Sonny lectured as he released his terrified wife from his tight embrace.



"Yeah," Carly agreed as she shook her head inactively and wrapped herself in Sonny one last time.



"Carly, go before anyone shows, and no word of this to anyone. If anyone asks where you were, you say you were at home with Michael." Jason instructed, and Carly's continuous tears dripped instantaneously from her eyes.



"I'm a murderer," Carly expressed in a weak whisper. Sonny sympathetically raised his head slightly before taking Carly in his arms.



"If it wasn't you it would have been me." Sonny clarified as he released Carly, once again, and gently pushed her towards the end of the boat.



"I won't say anything," Carly confirmed to the two rushed men as Sonny carefully helped her step safely onto the dock.



Once Carly was out of listening distance Sonny looked cautiously at Jason, whom starred right back at Sonny.



"Let's take care of this," Sonny demanded and walked to Ric's lifeless body.

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When Carly arrived in Courtney's room Courtney instantly greeted her with a friendly smile, which Carly forcefully returned.



"Hey, hunny. How are you feeling?" Carly questioned as she took a comfortable seat aside from Courtney.



"I'm feeling better. How are you? You look like you've just seen a ghost." Courtney replied as she spread a slight smile across her concerned face.



"I did," Carly responded as she released a few old tears that have been forming since she had arrived at the hospital.



"Carly, what happened?" Courtney inquired as she rose from her bed and leaned in closer to Carly, who sat motionless in aghast.



"I killed him," Carly admitted as she threw her head back in disgust, and Courtney looked dumbfounded as Carly continued on. "I didn't mean to. I really didn't Courtney."



"Well," Courtney finally spoke. "Where are Jason and Sonny?"



"They're taking care of it. I don't know where they are, or what they're doing. Courtney, are you mad?" Carly interrogated as she looked helplessly at Courtney.



"No. No, I'm not mad; I just hope that they can pull this off without getting in trouble." Courtney replied as she rubbed her face worriedly before looking back at Carly.



"Do you realize what could happen to Jason and Sonny?"