*~* I'm so proud! Thanks again to Brit for this glorious brainstorm session, and thanks to NOL for the transcripts. This chapter is going to be almost ALL transcripts. I wanted use transcripts for the fall and stuff, but couldn't find any. After this chapter, I won't be using transcripts. Well, maybe once and awhile. Oh, I know that I mentioned that Michael was Sonny's, but biologically he is AJ's. I have to use it for the parts of this transcript. Enjoy : *~*
~ Church ~
"Can you tell me what happened, sweetheart?" Carly kneeled down at her son's eye level.
"Lizzie's gone," He was scared. He was traumatized. He kept say was 'Lizzie's gone'.
"Michael -- Where'd Lizzie go?" Sonny kneeled by his wife, and in front of his son.
"Lizzie's gone," He stared right ahead. His little voice was broken.
"We're going to find her. It's going to be ok. Ok?" Sonny waited for an answer, but got none. He hugged his wife, and rubbed his son's arm. That's when Jason came from the church. Who was going to tell him?
"Mike, What happened?" Jason could see the strain, and feel the tension. Something was seriously wrong.
"I don't know. We were welcoming guests and Elizabeth went to finish getting dressed. We sent Michael to hurry her along, and he came back traumatized. He just keeps saying 'Lizzie's gone,'. Over and over again," Mike shrugged. Jason was floored. Liz was gone. Gone where? Was she playing some joke, and Michael was playing along? Did someone take her?
"Ok, Michael, we're going to find Liz, but you got to help out a little bit, Ok? Did you see someone take Lizzie away?" Everyone prayed to god that Michael said no.
~ Ric's Panic Room ~
"No!" Elizabeth tried screaming again. "No!"
"Elizabeth? Liz, Stop fighting. Shut up! Shut up! Now, stop fighting. All Right? It's not good for this child. I don't want to hurt the baby," Elizabeth shook her head and screamed again.
"Ah! God! Shh, calm down. Calm down," Ric whispered soothingly.
~Back at the Church~
"Lizzie's gone," Michael rocked slightly and stared forward. He had shut down. Anyone with eyes could see that. He had witnessed something, and it had terrified him.
"I know, Buddy, but we're going to find her, ok? As soon as we can. Do you have something in your hands? Huh? Open them. Michael, open -- open your hands," Carly helped him gently pry their son's hands open, and there were the rings. Jason and Elizabeth's wedding rings. Carly looked up at Jason sadly. Jason turned to Mike.
"Mike, can you do me a favor? Can you just make an announcement saying that the wedding's been postponed, that there's a complication, it's going to happen, but just not tonight?" Jason rubbed a hand over his face, as Mike nodded.
"I'll take care of it," Mike headed into the sanctuary.
"Ok," Jason sighed deeply.
"Ok, you know what? You're going to -- Michael? You're going to stay here with Mommy for a little bit, ok? I'm going to talk to Jason for a minute. Ok, I'll be right over there where you can see me," Carly nodded at him as she moved closer to Michael.
"Ok. The men are covering the grounds and the neighborhood. I found this --" Jason showed a piece of cloth that had previously been doused in chloroform. It had no prints or anything that could lead them to Elizabeth. He threw it in the nearby trash can.
"Mm-Hmm," Sonny could see easily that Jason was straining to keep it together. Who could blame him if he lost it? His Fiancée had just been kidnapped on their wedding day. His daughter had just been kidnapped on her wedding day.
"On the path that runs up the side of the church from the bridal room," Jason sighed heavily again. Sonny shook his head sadly. It had to have been Alcazar. Sonny smiled sadly at Emily and returned to his wife and son.
"Jason?" Emily placed a hand on her brother's shoulder lightly. She was perplexed as to why the wedding was postponed. Jason turned to his sister, and tried to smile. He failed miserably.
"I'll find her," Jason shook his head. Emily looked at Zander. 'Find who?" she wondered silently.
"Are you alright?" Emily's face was filled with worry. It was worse then she knew.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," Jason shook his head with another sigh.
"What happened? What's going on?" Emily was frantically trying to find answers.
"You know what? I can't -- I can't really talk about it. Just -- you know, just go home. I got to go," Jason looked at his sister before leaving.
"Where's Elizabeth?" Emily finally noticed who was missing.
"We don't know. Do me a favor -- Zander, can you get her out of here?" Sonny looked at his ex-employee, and daughter's best friend.
"Yeah, yeah. Come on. Let's go home," Zander started to lead her away.
"Sure," Emily was trying to process this information. What was going on? Sonny kneeled next to Michael again.
"Ok, buddy, listen -- Jason went to go find Lizzie, but you're going to have to help out a little bit now, all right? Buddy?" He was hoping for any kind of sign. Any response.
"Lizzie's gone," Was all he got.
"I know. Did you see somebody take her away?" Carly held Morgan to her as she watched Sonny try to stay strong. They all were. Carly looked over as Monica approached Mike.
"Mike, where is Jason?" Monica couldn't figure out what was going on.
"What's going on?" Alan didn't like the way that neither the bride or the groom could be found.
"Look, no one can find Elizabeth. Now, Little Michael might have seen something, but it's like he's in shock. He just keeps saying, 'Lizzie's Gone'," All three grandparents shook their head.
"My God -- Have the police been called?" Monica placed a hand on her chest.
"I don't know, I don't know. I'm letting Sonny and Jason take care of that. Look, you're both doctors as well as his grandparents. Maybe you can help him," They looked over to where Sonny was trying to talk to Michael again.
"You were with Lizzie in the church, right? Did you see her talking to somebody?" Sonny held his son's hands, and looked into his eyes.
"Lizzie's gone," Sonny looked at Carly. Tears slowly dripped down her cheeks.
~Ric's House~
"Police. If the door isn't opened now, we'll use force," Detective Andy knocked loudly again. Courtney was still knocked out on the couch. Ric opened the door and slipped out. Shutting it behind him.
"Yeah, just a minute, just a minute. Hi. What's going on?" Ric silently prayed that it wasn't about Elizabeth. He couldn't be caught.
"We received a 911 call from this address," Andy waited for the door to fully open.
"You must have the wrong house," Ric didn't understand. A 911 call?
"You here alone, Mr. Lansing?" For some reason he was suspicious of Ric.
"Well, my wife and I are here, but we were asleep," Ric opened the door a crack more.
"Well, look, somebody called from this home. According to the emergency operator, the line's still open. So maybe if we come in and speak with your wife, we can clear this up," The Detective was getting sick and tired of this man.
"Oh, my God. God, this is -- this is embarrassing. My wife and I, we're newlyweds," Ric smiled, and hoped that they would just leave.
"Right. First year can be rough," Andy hinted, hoping he'd get some kind of insight.
"No, actually, not at all. See, we're kind of in the honeymoon mode, and we tend to get a little crazy sometimes, and what happened probably is we knocked the phone off the cradle and it accidentally dialed -- speed-dialed 911," Ric hoped they would take his lie and leave.
"Right. I completely understand," Ric released his breath. Now, they could leave.
"I'm really sorry for the inconvenience," Ric apologized and hoped they would just leave already.
"It's not a problem, but, look, Mr. Lansing, we're going to need to come in and speak to your wife," Andy smiled as Ric opened the door a little more. Inside the panic room, Elizabeth was watching the monitors. She saw the police enter, and she moved to pound on the door to the hidden room.
"Help me! Help me! Oh!" Elizabeth looked back at the monitors. Someone had to hear her. They had to save her and her baby.
~The Church~
"Sonny, my guess is that Michael saw something happen to Elizabeth that just has left him so traumatized that he really can't process anything except to say, 'Lizzie's gone'," Monica stood up after trying to evaluate her grandson.
"Sonny, you know, it might be a good idea for Michael to see a specialist that's used to dealing with children. We've got somebody on staff at G.H., a Dr. Ryan," Alan patted Michael's shoulder and moved closer to his wife. They finally got a chance to prove that they love Michael, and it's because his sister is missing.
"Oh, she's wonderful. She really is. You should let Alan call her," Monica watched as Sonny looked at Carly. She nodded at him. Whatever helped Michael.
"Thank you. I appreciate it," Sonny looked at the doctors in front of him. They seemed to truly seemed to care about Michael.
"Michael, it's going to be ok. We're going to find Lizzie and we're going to bring her back as soon as we can," Carly rubbed her son's back in circular motions.
"Lizzie's gone," Michael still stared ahead.
"I know, buddy. I know she is," Sonny hugged his sons and his wife tightly.
~Ric's house~
"Courtney? Honey? Wake up. A bit of a lightweight with the wine," Ric shook his wife lightly.
"Oh," Courtney moaned in her sleep. She slowly opened her eyes.
"You ok?" Ric rubbed her back lightly.
"My head. Hey," Courtney finally woke up all the way.
"Hi," Ric smiled at his wife.
"Oh, my God. What's going on, Ric?" Courtney sat up, pulling the sheet with her. Inside the panic room, Elizabeth was watching on the monitors. She let out a loud scream. Someone had to hear her.
"We must have knocked the phone over and accidentally hit the speed dial 911," Ric explained his lie to his groggy wife. She had to believe it to make the police believe it.
"Are you all right, Ma'am?" Courtney looked at him and nodded.
"Honey, they can't leave unless they know you're ok," Ric urged her to get rid of them.
"I'm ok. I just -- I feel like I can't wake up," Ric inwardly groaned. That wasn't getting rid of them.
"I'm not surprised. You didn't eat very much before we downed that bottle of wine," He searched for a way to get rid of them.
"Oh," Courtney rubbed her temples in circular motions with one hand.
"Mrs. Lansing, would you like to go to the hospital to be checked out?" Courtney shook her head. Elizabeth pounded at the walls confining her as she screamed again.
"Help! Help!" She was getting no where.
"No, no, I'm ok. I'm just hung-over. It's a little embarrassing," Courtney clung at the sheet that was covering her.
"It's ok. It'll just be a story for our anniversary next year," Ric laughed lightly. Courtney smiled at him.
"Oh," She laughed lightly with her husband.
"Look, do me a favor and relocate your phone so this doesn't happen again," Andy tapped his foot as the couple nodded.
"Yeah. We will," Ric nodded, hoping they were leaving.
"Help me! Help! Help --" Elizabeth could tell they were going to leave.
"Mr. Lansing --" Ric looked at the detective.
"Help me! I'm in here!" Elizabeth screamed as loud as she could. The were going to leave her in this cage. Alone, with Ric Lansing.
"Every time we're busy on a false alarm, we risk missing a real emergency. Could be
the difference between life and death for someone who really is in trouble," Ric almost laughed at the officer's words.
"I understand, and I promise you it'll never happen again," It definitely wouldn't happen again.
"Ok. Good night," Something told Andy to turn around, but there was nothing that he could bust in there on.
"Good night. Good night," Ric shut the door behind the police and locked it.
"No, don't go! I'm in here! No!" Elizabeth pounded and screamed. It seemed useless, but she wasn't giving up.
~Lorenzo's Apartment~
"Where's Elizabeth?" Jason bust in.
"Your Fiancée? I have no idea," Lorenzo had no clue what was going on.
"You better get an idea because the next one won't be a warning shot," Jason's voice was icy, despite the emotions boiling inside of him.
"Whatever happened to Elizabeth I had nothing to do with it. What would it gain me?" Lorenzo had no clue how to get this through to Jason, that he didn't know what was going on.
"Payback," Jason answered simply.
"For what?" All was fair so far in their negotiations. It was strictly business.
"The 50 keys of drugs you just lost," Again, Jason's answer was simple, and to the point.
"You outmaneuvered me. That's not a reason for revenge. That's a reason to do
business with you in the future," Jason knew his answer was honest, and it made sense. Alcazar knew the rules of the business apparently.
"Or maybe you took Liz to give Sonny incentive to negotiate," Jason kept his face blank.
"Sonny's daughter is pregnant, isn't she?" Lorenzo knew if she was that it was Jason Morgan's baby. Jason's mask slipped a little bit. Then, he put it back in place.
"Right there," Jason didn't understand. Elizabeth was pregnant?
"So, whoever you are looking for, my friend, is insane, because they took not only
Your fiancée but your unborn child. Now, that's a death wish, and I don't have one. You're confusing me with my brother. Luis was filled with passions -- rage, love, revenge, jealousy. That's not me. I'm all about business. Now, how would it be good for my business if I kidnapped Sonny's pregnant daughter? I want to make money, not commit suicide. Unlike my brother, I intend to live a long, long time," Jason looked at Lorenzo. He wasn't lying. He really did understand, and follow the rules of the business. Then, it hit him. Elizabeth was pregnant. With his child. He had to find her. And fast.
~Church~
"Mommy's going to go to the hospital with you, ok? And I'll be there as soon as I can, but -- first, I got to work on finding Lizzie," Sonny looked at his wife and father.
"God, no Mike. And until Michael walked in, all I could think about was the wedding. What do you think happened? God, Michael's so upset. What did he see?" Carly hated herself for letting her son go through this, and even more for letting her daughter get taken. What kind of mother was she?
"Your sister's going to be ok. She's brave, she's got a lot of courage, and she's going to hold on until I can find her and bring her home. She's coming home, I promise you. Elizabeth's coming home," Sonny kissed Michael's head and then kissed his wife, and baby boy. He hugged Carly tight before he sent her and his kids off to GH.
~Lansing House~
"Are you coming?" Courtney called to him.
"Yeah, I'll be there in just a minute. I'm going to go in the kitchen. I'm going to make you some tea," Ric waited until he was sure Courtney wouldn't see and opened the panic room.
"Good. Behaving yourself. You're taking care of the baby, huh?" He felt something hit his head and groaned.
"You take one more step, and I will smash your head in," Elizabeth looked at him daringly. Tray in hand.
"Come on. Take it easy, Elizabeth. Take it easy," Ric moved closer, slowly. Trying to get her makeshift weapon.
"Back off!" Elizabeth swung at him again.
"Take it easy. It's alright," Elizabeth laughed. Alright? He had kidnapped her! How was any of this alright? She dashed to the door as Ric tried to grab her.
"Courtney!" Elizabeth screamed as loud as she could.
"Look, she can't hear you. She's in the shower," Ric moved to get the tray, but Elizabeth just swung it back at him.
"COURTNEY!" Elizabeth had to get her attention.
"Put it down, all right? Put it down! Put it down! Put --" Ric went for it, but Elizabeth went to hit him again. Finally, he got it out of her hands.
"Ric, no!" Elizabeth tried to grab it back, but he had sat it down and was pulling her back into the room.
"Come here! Come here!" Ric finally grabbed her. Her fight was back, and none of this was easy.
"Courtney! Courtney! Courtney! Get off of me! Courtney!" Elizabeth kicked and squirmed, but Ric managed to lock her back in the cell.
~Church~
"I want all our people searching. I'm willing to pay for valid information. No, you know what? Whoever finds Liz will be able to retire. Check along the waterfront. I want the warehouse checked. I want everything you can -- every vessel -- whatever you need to do, you do it. What?" Sonny looked at his father.
"What about the cops?" Mike knew that it was a long shot that Sonny or Jason would call them, but he had to suggest it.
"Forget the cops. Mike, they'll just get Elizabeth killed. They'll be questioning me all over the place. I can't handle that right now," Sonny wiped a hand over his face. His baby girl was gone. Jason came running up. The emotions churning in him were torturing him, so he slipped on his mask.
"Hey, hey, hey, I found Alcazar. He swore he didn't know anything about Liz," He pinched the bridge of his nose, and closed his eyes. He took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and let go of his nose.
"You believe him?" Sonny wanted to believe it was Alcazar, because he could easily get his daughter back from him.
"Yeah, I believe him. He was actually surprised when I told him Elizabeth was gone. It
was nothing he expected," Jason knew that Sonny wanted it to be Lorenzo Alcazar. So did he. He wanted it to be easy, and over with.
"So, if Alcazar doesn't have my daughter, who does?" All three men remained silent. No one knew.
~Lansing House~
"Relax. Relax, will you? You're going to have to stop fighting. You're -- you're endangering the baby," Ric tried to get Elizabeth to relax. As if kidnapping her wasn't a big deal.
"You know what, Ric? I was wrong about you. God, you're not just evil! You are insane! I mean, how do you think you're going to get away with this?" Elizabeth stared at him. She knew her father, and Jason would save her. They had to save her. And her baby.
"Same way Jason got away with murdering our baby by deliberately pushing Courtney down the plaza stairs," Ric said simply. It seemed as if this was no big deal to him.
"That's not what happened, Ric," Elizabeth tried to remain calm. Maybe, just maybe, she could find a way out of this. She had to keep her baby safe.
"How do you know? How do you know? Because Jason tells you? I didn't buy for one second his denials or his phony acts of sympathy. No, Jason murdered my baby, like Sonny tried to murder me before I was born," Elizabeth could tell this was just another part of Ric's sick vendetta with her father.
"Ric, it had been raining the night that Courtney fell down the stairs. They were wet, and slippery --" Ric didn't want to hear it. It was the only reason he could justify kidnapping her.
"No, No --" He shook his head. He had to believe that it was Jason's fault.
"And she fell by accident!" Elizabeth had to make him see that it wasn't Jason's fault.
"Jason pushed Courtney --" Ric shook his head some more.
"Jason had left!" Elizabeth knew that she was making her point, and that he couldn't hear it. If he did, and it processed, then the guilt would set in. And then he had to let her go.
"Like he pushed our mother. Now, I've been biding my time, I've been making plans, and I've been waiting for the opportunity to take from him, what he took from me. And I can't wait to see the look of joy on Courtney's face when I place our baby in her arms," Ric smiled slightly. It was all going to work.
"Oh. You are insane, Ric. You are never going to take this baby from me because you will have to kill me first," Elizabeth spat at him. Venom dripping from every word.
~Hospital~
"How about a snack, Michael? Animal Crackers and juice?" Dr. Ryan looked at the young boy. She knew she couldn't help this one. It was going to take time.
"Lizzie's gone," Was all Michael replied.
"How is Michael?" Carly jumped at the doctor the second she stepped out of Michael's room. She had called and asked Emily and Zander to watch Morgan, while she tended to Michael. It was all she could do right now. Elizabeth was missing, and Michael wasn't talking.
"He's in post-traumatic shock. He's sealed himself up in a cocoon to protect his mind from the last thing he saw," Dr. Ryan could tell that this woman was torn up about her children.
"He doesn't want to remember what happened to his sister?" Carly could understand where he was coming from, but she needed him to tell her.
"He's afraid to. It must be too painful," The doctor replied simply.
"Ok. Michael is the only one who saw Elizabeth abducted. We have got to get through to him. My daughter's life is at stake," Carly's voice rose slightly, but she quickly toned it down, and shot the doctor an apologetic look.
"Why don't you go in and talk to him? He's more likely to open up to someone that he knows," Carly nodded at the doctor's suggestion.
"What do I say?" For once in her life, Carly had no clue what to say. She was speechless.
"Be as reassuring and easy as possible. Understand he may not respond. The process of mental healing could take time," The doctor smiled sadly at the woman.
"Michael's sister may not have any time," Carly pointed out sadly.
~Lansing House~
"Why -- why -- why would you want to raise the child of a man you hate most, and give it to your wife? See, you'd have a living, breathing reminder of Jason," Elizabeth prayed that she could talk her way out of this one.
"No, all children are innocent. I don't blame this child for the sins of it's father," Ric stated simply.
"What makes you think that Courtney would want to adopt this baby? It's not like she can't get pregnant. It's not like her biological clock is ticking. What are you going to do, Ric? You going to say to Courtney -- come home one day, say, 'look, look, look what I found. Isn't he cute? Let's keep him'?" Elizabeth shook her head. Like that really would work.
"When Jason murdered our baby, he ripped a hole in Courtney. Now, I intend to fill that hole, and I am not waiting nine months, I'm not waiting a year. I'm not waiting till however long it takes for Courtney to conceive. She will have her baby by thanksgiving," Ric smiled smugly. As if he had already won.
"Ric, November's a long time away. It's months. I mean, you can't fool Jason that long," Elizabeth knew he couldn't. Could he?
"Hmmm. I was able to keep my identity from him until two days before Martha's Vineyard," Again, a smug smile.
"No -- he never trusted you, Ric. My Mother was the one. She was the one who let you in the door. I -- look, My Father knows that you hate him, and he's going to figure it out or Courtney's going to figure it out. What do you think? What do you think she's going to do? You think she's going to be ok with this? She's going to leave you. Ric, she's going to hate you. She's going to see you for the monster you are, and then you're going to be alone. But not long, because Jason's going to come after you and he's going to kill you unless -- unless -- unless you let me go right now," Elizabeth hoped her logic worked. It had to. She had to get out of here.
"Sonny will kill me anyway," Ric's logic hit hers. He was right, Jason and her father would kill him anyway, but she wasn't going to admit that to Ric.
"No. No, he won't, Ric. I swear to you. Listen to me, listen to me. I swear I will -- I will feign amnesia. I will act like I had no idea why or how I left the church," Elizabeth pleaded with him. She had to get out of her. For her baby. He couldn't take her baby. She wouldn't let him. She'd find a way out.
"Yeah --" Ric seemed to be buying this.
"It will be --" Elizabeth hoped he was. With all her heart.
"You're desperate. You're extremely transparent," Ric stated flatly. He wasn't.
"I don't want you dead, Ric. I don't. I want -- I want you to just take Courtney and go someplace, ok? Start your lives over again. You came to Port Charles to go after my father, right? I mean, there's no reason for you to be here anymore. Fixating on him -- it's destroying your life, Ric. It's -- you're losing your mind. It's not smart. It's sick and it can't possibly work, and you need -- just go someplace else, or my father and Jason are going to come here and they're going to find you," Elizabeth hit back at him with the knowledge. Her father, and Jason wouldn't let her down.
"No, they won't find you. I've made sure of that," There was that smug smile again. Elizabeth wanted to rip it off his face.
"Ric, my father's going to know it's you. Nobody else would want to hurt him in this way," Elizabeth pointed out. It was sort of obvious.
"Don't bet on it. Sonny has a lot of enemies. Any one of them with half a brain knows that the easiest way to hurt him is through his family," Elizabeth was about to say something, but the doorbell rang. Then, the person knocked on the door.
"Ric. Someone's at the door!" Courtney called, but she got to it first. Ric and Elizabeth watched on the monitors as Courtney opened the door. Allowing Jason and Sonny to enter the house. Ric was trapped with her until the living room cleared. And Jason was going to find her.
"Hi. We need to see Ric right now," Sonny announced as they barged in. Oh, they were definitely going to find her now. Right? Wrong!
*~* Okay, that was all transcript. So, a big thank you to NOL! THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! Review, please? *~*
