Carly looked terrified as she gaped speechless at the three loved ones that stood before her revealing a look of shock.
"Who was it?" Sonny finally spoke as he began to close the gap that stood between him and his anxious wife. Carly looked dumbfounded at the telephone as if she was expecting it to ring again, but after a moment of dead silence she glanced slowly to her husband.
"I don't know. He didn't say his name." Carly explained as she threw her trembling hand over her mouth and slowly walked into her husbands welcoming arms.
"It's okay; we'll figure out who saw you and Jason and I will take care of it. It was a man?" Sonny inquired, lowering his head slightly to look at Carly, but only catching a quick glimpse at the top of her head. Carly released her head from Sonny's shoulder and looked hopefully at him.
"Yeah, it was a man's voice." She confirmed.
"Sonny, someone could have easily used a voice box to transform their voice to sound like a man." Jason jumped in as he held Courtney's hand tightly in his.
"Why would anyone go through all that trouble?" Courtney questioned. "I mean, wouldn't you think they would want to blackmail Carly in hopes they could get something they want. Like money or something?"
Sonny rubbed his head anxiously with the palms of his hands.
"What did they say to you, Carly?"
"They said that they know who killed Ric. I asked what they were talking about and they laughed and said it was me and that they saw me shoot him, but that was it." Carly explained as she observed Jason and Sonny with an intense look of regret. "What did I get us into? I'm going to jail. They're going to tell Scott and I will be locked up forever. Away from you guys; away from Michael; away from Bobbie; I will never see-"
"I will take care of it. You're not going anywhere." Sonny interrupted as he wrapped his comforting arm around his worried wife and held in tight entrapment. "They'll call back, and when they do, we'll be ready for it."
The four individuals sat, an hour later, on the couch planning out their actions to attempt to rescue Carly for the danger she faced when the phone, once again, began to ring. Without a word Sonny immediately rose from his position and headed towards the blatant phone.
"Yeah," He spoke coldly, and as the person on the other end began to talk Sonny glanced to the three attentive people and nodded his head. "Who is this and what do you want?" Once again, he gazed at the Jason, Carly, and Courtney during his conversation. "Alright, just tell me what you want and let's settle this." Sonny awaited quietly on the other end while the anonymous caller replied. "Alright, I'll meet you." Sonny finally added before he hung up the phone, but remained standing aside from his desk looking elsewhere but the people who sat before him.
"Sonny, what happened?" Once Sonny turned to face her, she recognized an intense feeling of frustration and anger across his face.
"He wants money; that's what I figured."
"How much?" Jason asked as he, too, rose from the couch.
"Million," Sonny informed him, and Jason's eyes grew with astonishment.
"Did he reveal himself?"
"No."
Carly bounded quickly from the couch, but remained close to the couch beside her. "Sonny, I am so sorry." She pleaded.
"Now you know what happens when you act before you think. This time we may get away with it, but there can't be a next time. Do you understand?" Sonny lectured.
Carly said nothing but nodded her head in agreement. Sonny starred for a longer moment at Carly before rubbing his hands anxiously together and drawing his attention to Jason.
"Let's do this."
"Where are you going?" Courtney inquired worriedly as she watched the two eager men gather their belongings, preparing to leave.
"That's not important, but what is important is you two need to stay out of it from here out. I don't need you two in this any farther." Sonny confirmed as she threw on his overcoat and headed up the stairs.
"He's getting his gun, isn't he?" Carly concluded once Sonny was out of sight.
"Sonny's right; you both need to stay out of this."
"Are you going to pay him?" Courtney inquired, ignoring Jason's comment, but Jason said nothing as he watched Sonny walk down the stairs.
"Ready?" Jason asked once Sonny was back into the living room.
"Let's go," and with that the two men were out of sight.
"Who was it?" Sonny finally spoke as he began to close the gap that stood between him and his anxious wife. Carly looked dumbfounded at the telephone as if she was expecting it to ring again, but after a moment of dead silence she glanced slowly to her husband.
"I don't know. He didn't say his name." Carly explained as she threw her trembling hand over her mouth and slowly walked into her husbands welcoming arms.
"It's okay; we'll figure out who saw you and Jason and I will take care of it. It was a man?" Sonny inquired, lowering his head slightly to look at Carly, but only catching a quick glimpse at the top of her head. Carly released her head from Sonny's shoulder and looked hopefully at him.
"Yeah, it was a man's voice." She confirmed.
"Sonny, someone could have easily used a voice box to transform their voice to sound like a man." Jason jumped in as he held Courtney's hand tightly in his.
"Why would anyone go through all that trouble?" Courtney questioned. "I mean, wouldn't you think they would want to blackmail Carly in hopes they could get something they want. Like money or something?"
Sonny rubbed his head anxiously with the palms of his hands.
"What did they say to you, Carly?"
"They said that they know who killed Ric. I asked what they were talking about and they laughed and said it was me and that they saw me shoot him, but that was it." Carly explained as she observed Jason and Sonny with an intense look of regret. "What did I get us into? I'm going to jail. They're going to tell Scott and I will be locked up forever. Away from you guys; away from Michael; away from Bobbie; I will never see-"
"I will take care of it. You're not going anywhere." Sonny interrupted as he wrapped his comforting arm around his worried wife and held in tight entrapment. "They'll call back, and when they do, we'll be ready for it."
The four individuals sat, an hour later, on the couch planning out their actions to attempt to rescue Carly for the danger she faced when the phone, once again, began to ring. Without a word Sonny immediately rose from his position and headed towards the blatant phone.
"Yeah," He spoke coldly, and as the person on the other end began to talk Sonny glanced to the three attentive people and nodded his head. "Who is this and what do you want?" Once again, he gazed at the Jason, Carly, and Courtney during his conversation. "Alright, just tell me what you want and let's settle this." Sonny awaited quietly on the other end while the anonymous caller replied. "Alright, I'll meet you." Sonny finally added before he hung up the phone, but remained standing aside from his desk looking elsewhere but the people who sat before him.
"Sonny, what happened?" Once Sonny turned to face her, she recognized an intense feeling of frustration and anger across his face.
"He wants money; that's what I figured."
"How much?" Jason asked as he, too, rose from the couch.
"Million," Sonny informed him, and Jason's eyes grew with astonishment.
"Did he reveal himself?"
"No."
Carly bounded quickly from the couch, but remained close to the couch beside her. "Sonny, I am so sorry." She pleaded.
"Now you know what happens when you act before you think. This time we may get away with it, but there can't be a next time. Do you understand?" Sonny lectured.
Carly said nothing but nodded her head in agreement. Sonny starred for a longer moment at Carly before rubbing his hands anxiously together and drawing his attention to Jason.
"Let's do this."
"Where are you going?" Courtney inquired worriedly as she watched the two eager men gather their belongings, preparing to leave.
"That's not important, but what is important is you two need to stay out of it from here out. I don't need you two in this any farther." Sonny confirmed as she threw on his overcoat and headed up the stairs.
"He's getting his gun, isn't he?" Carly concluded once Sonny was out of sight.
"Sonny's right; you both need to stay out of this."
"Are you going to pay him?" Courtney inquired, ignoring Jason's comment, but Jason said nothing as he watched Sonny walk down the stairs.
"Ready?" Jason asked once Sonny was back into the living room.
"Let's go," and with that the two men were out of sight.
