Shot in an Alley: Plans and the Start of a Relapse
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Thanks to the reviewers!
Everyone in the room was at a loss on how to get Carly out and take down Ric, but without any casualties. Jason had said Ric might be working with a partner, most importantly, a partner that could retaliate if Ric were killed. Faith? Alcazar? Tagliatti? Someone new? With the partner's identity a mystery they couldn't take a risk.
"Well, Ric has been seeing a lot of Alcazar lately. He says it is a real estate transaction but it could be Carly." Elizabeth told them, clearly hoping it may help
Jason looked over at Sonny. He knew the look on Sonny's face meant he had a plan. Then Sonny spoke "If Ric has been with Carly in the panic room then maybe he's let his partner in to see her too. If we could ask Carly herself..."
Elizabeth knew where he was going with that line of thinking. "The woman on the phone said that if I needed one of the controllers to the room then they had some spares at the real estate office. If I took one then I could go take care of Carly and the baby while we worked on getting her out. I could even ask if she knew who Ric was working with!"
Jason knew what Sonny and Elizabeth were discussing was important but he tuned them out. He felt light headed. The pain in his stomach had doubled. He knew it was because of all the moving he had done to get here. He had never felt so tired or hot before it seemed. Jason couldn't hear them anymore, even if he tried. He sat there watching black spots swim in and out of his vision but Sonny and Elizabeth hadn't noticed yet, thankfully. They were heading towards the desk.
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Elizabeth felt wonderful that she now had a bigger role in all of this. It guaranteed that she could stay here with Jason. She was calling the real estate place to get her own remote.
"Hello. This is Elizabeth Lansing again. I would like to come down and get one of the panic room controllers that you told me about..."
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Jason felt like he was going to be sick. The room was spinning around him. He was lying on the couch, which was the only thing that seemed to be still. He thought back to the dream with Elizabeth from the night before. He needed her. Barely speaking above a whisper he said her name. "Elizabeth."
He fell into the darkness that had been swirling around him.
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Elizabeth hung up the phone. "I can go down and get it anytime today."
"Okay, go down now and get it. Take a guard, okay?" Sonny told her.
She opened her mouth to speak when she heard it. Jason had called her name. She turned around to face him. He was unconscious. "Jason!"