Chapter 21
Carly and Sonny arrived at the house with the children and with several boxes and bags of baby clothes, toys, and furniture. They found that the house was surrounded by caution tape and so was the woods out behind it. Sonny immediately saw Jason sitting in a police car.
"Why is Uncle Jason in the police car?" Michael asked.
"Stay in the car with your brothers and sister," Carly replied. She got out of the car and walked over to Sonny and Jason.
"What's going on, man?" Sonny asked.
"Faith disappeared and I called the cops. Funny thing is . . . the cops thing I had something to do with it."
"This is bull shit," Sonny said with a sigh.
"But you called the cops," Carly began.
"Doesn't matter. I'm a criminal," Jason replied, rolling his eyes. Ric Lansing walked over to the car.
"I would like it if you wouldn't talk to the suspect."
"Suspect my ass, Ric," Sonny replied angrily. "Jason called you because his wife went missing in the woods!"
"He's your enforcer for crying out loud," Ric replied. "He's got motive to kill her and he's an expert at covering it up."
"Motive?"
"They were enemies. He seduced her and he married her. He killed her."
"She's not dead!" Jason screamed.
"Then where is she, Jason?" Ric asked.
"That's why I called you, asshole!" Jason screamed. Ric slammed the door.
"I'm calling my lawyer," Sonny replied.
"Good," Ric answered. "Take him away." The police car drove off and Sonny sighed with frustration. Carly put her hands on Sonny's shoulders and kissed the back of his neck.
"It's gonna be okay. They'll find Faith and they'll let Jason go."
"Daddy? Can we go into the house?" Michael asked.
"Yeah son," Sonny replied. Carly and Sonny unloaded the kids from the car and they all went into the house. Sonny called Justus to get him to the police station and they waited for any word on Faith.
**
Justus had arrived at the PCPD and he was with Jason in the interrogation room. Ric Lansing walked in and Jason shook his head.
"Now, why don't we start from the beginning," Ric began. He turned on a tape recorder and put it on the desk.
"Go ahead," Justus assured his client.
"What beginning? The beginning of my previous relationship with Faith before her accident or after?"
"After the accident, Mr. Morgan," Lansing replied.
"Faith and I fell in love when she got amnesia. I told her everything about her past."
"Did you tell her you killed her husband?" Ric asked. Jason said nothing.
"There is no evidence that points to that accusation," Justus replied.
"Fine," Ric replied, clearing his throat. "Did you tell her about the murder of her husband?"
"Yes I did."
"And Faith still wanted to be with you."
"Faith fell in love with me and she told me she wanted to spend the rest of her life with me. So, we got married she got pregnant . . ."
"How did you feel when you fell in love with her? Did you fall in love with her or did you pretend?"
"I fell in love with her because of who she is now. She has a good soul."
"What did Faith think of how she used to be."
"She only knows what I told her. I told her what she needed to know. She is glad that she's not the same person."
"Did you two ever argue?"
"We haven't known each other long enough to have arguments like that."
"Have you ever been rough with Faith since you've been involved with her?"
"No."
"Did she ever give you reason to believe that she was faking her amnesia?"
"No."
"How did you feel when you learned your wife was pregnant?"
"I was happy. Why wouldn't I be?" Jason asked with exasperation.
"Tell me what happened today."
"Faith and I woke up and we had sex . . ."
"I mean what happened when she disappeared, wise guy," Ric replied, cutting Jason off. Jason cleared his throat.
"Faith wanted to go take a walk. I told her to wait for me outside because I had to go to the bathroom. I came outside and we goofed around for a minute before she dared to race me."
"And you let your pregnant wife run off?"
"I tried to stop her but she said she felt good. She didn't listen to me."
"Did that make you angry?" Ric asked.
"No," Jason replied. "It made me chase after her. I wanted to get her before she hurt herself. She told me she was racing me to the bridge in the woods. So I ran out there. When I got there, she wasn't there. I looked down into the water. She was gone. I heard a scream and I ran toward it. I couldn't find her so I ran to Sonny's and called the cops."
"The stream under the bridge . . . does it run into a lake?"
"Yes. The Port Charles lake, I believe," Jason answered.
"Where did you put the body?"
"What?!" Jason asked. "I didn't kill her! Faith is still alive and I want you to find whoever has her!"
"Could you tell me who has her?"
"No! I don't know who has her! I want you to get all of your men out there and find her now!" Jason yelled. "Find my wife and bring her back to me!" Ric let in one of the officers.
"Put him in a cell. Send a search team and the coroner to the lake." He turned off the recorder.
"You asshole," Jason murmured under his breath. "Put Mr. Morgan in a cell until we find some evidence." The officer took Jason out of the room. Justus looked at Ric.
"If I find out you have anything to do with this, Lansing, you'll regret this."
"Is that a threat, Mr. Ward?"
"No," Justus answered. "It's a promise."
**
The children were all tucked in for the evening. Michael was sharing his room with Morgan and Stone. Kristina was sleeping in her bed that had been moved into Sonny and Carly's room while they decorated it for the nursery. Her bed was going to be moved back in the next day. Sonny and Carly had pink wallpaper up. The crib was white with pink pillows and blankets. The curtains were all done in white and pink trim. Kristina had been helping Carly and Sonny earlier.
They had received a call from Jason telling them that he was going to be held there for awhile. Justus couldn't do anything without a judge's order, but the judge's didn't seen too eager to help Jason out yet. Jason told Sonny that he wanted Faith found. Sonny had his own men looking for her too. So far, no luck.
"I hope Faith gets to decorate the twins' nursery," Carly whispered.
"She will, sweetheart. Faith is going to be alright."
"We've already lost Brenda. We can't lose her too."
"We won't," Sonny said, taking Carly's hands in his and looking into her eyes. "We'll find Faith."
"I want to go out there and look for her."
"No. The woods are too dangerous. We're on the end of town with the woods in our backyard. It's not safe out there at night."
"Obviously not in the daytime either. Sonny, anybody could have grabbed her." Sonny pulled Carly into a hug.
"Baby, she's gonna be okay." The phone rang and Carly ran to answer it down the hall. She hoped it would be word on Faith.
"Hello?"
"Hi mommy," came Cadence's voice.
"Hi sweetheart!" Carly exclaimed. "How are you?"
"Good," Cadence replied. "Daddy is getting ready to tuck me in."
"Where are you guys?"
"We're in New York City."
"You're far away!"
"Daddy's bringing me back in a few days to visit."
"That's good. I can't wait to see you."
"I miss you mommy," Cadence replied.
"I miss you too sweetie," Carly answered. "I love you."
"Love you. Night mommy."
"Night." Cadence hung up and Carly hung up. She walked back down the hall and looked at Sonny. "That was Cadence." Sonny nodded.
"It's getting late," he started. "Um, we have to get to the hospital at eight to get Megan. So, if you want to go to bed . . . I can sleeping on the couch if it would be too awkward to . . ."
"I don't want to sleep alone tonight," Carly replied. "Will you just hold me tonight?"
"Of course, sweetheart," Sonny replied. They turned the light off and walked down the hall to the master bedroom. They were careful to not wake Kristina and they crawled into their bed. Carly curled up against Sonny and he watched her fall asleep with worry and tension in her body. Sonny kept a protective arm around Carly all night and fell asleep listening to her breathe.
Carly and Sonny arrived at the house with the children and with several boxes and bags of baby clothes, toys, and furniture. They found that the house was surrounded by caution tape and so was the woods out behind it. Sonny immediately saw Jason sitting in a police car.
"Why is Uncle Jason in the police car?" Michael asked.
"Stay in the car with your brothers and sister," Carly replied. She got out of the car and walked over to Sonny and Jason.
"What's going on, man?" Sonny asked.
"Faith disappeared and I called the cops. Funny thing is . . . the cops thing I had something to do with it."
"This is bull shit," Sonny said with a sigh.
"But you called the cops," Carly began.
"Doesn't matter. I'm a criminal," Jason replied, rolling his eyes. Ric Lansing walked over to the car.
"I would like it if you wouldn't talk to the suspect."
"Suspect my ass, Ric," Sonny replied angrily. "Jason called you because his wife went missing in the woods!"
"He's your enforcer for crying out loud," Ric replied. "He's got motive to kill her and he's an expert at covering it up."
"Motive?"
"They were enemies. He seduced her and he married her. He killed her."
"She's not dead!" Jason screamed.
"Then where is she, Jason?" Ric asked.
"That's why I called you, asshole!" Jason screamed. Ric slammed the door.
"I'm calling my lawyer," Sonny replied.
"Good," Ric answered. "Take him away." The police car drove off and Sonny sighed with frustration. Carly put her hands on Sonny's shoulders and kissed the back of his neck.
"It's gonna be okay. They'll find Faith and they'll let Jason go."
"Daddy? Can we go into the house?" Michael asked.
"Yeah son," Sonny replied. Carly and Sonny unloaded the kids from the car and they all went into the house. Sonny called Justus to get him to the police station and they waited for any word on Faith.
**
Justus had arrived at the PCPD and he was with Jason in the interrogation room. Ric Lansing walked in and Jason shook his head.
"Now, why don't we start from the beginning," Ric began. He turned on a tape recorder and put it on the desk.
"Go ahead," Justus assured his client.
"What beginning? The beginning of my previous relationship with Faith before her accident or after?"
"After the accident, Mr. Morgan," Lansing replied.
"Faith and I fell in love when she got amnesia. I told her everything about her past."
"Did you tell her you killed her husband?" Ric asked. Jason said nothing.
"There is no evidence that points to that accusation," Justus replied.
"Fine," Ric replied, clearing his throat. "Did you tell her about the murder of her husband?"
"Yes I did."
"And Faith still wanted to be with you."
"Faith fell in love with me and she told me she wanted to spend the rest of her life with me. So, we got married she got pregnant . . ."
"How did you feel when you fell in love with her? Did you fall in love with her or did you pretend?"
"I fell in love with her because of who she is now. She has a good soul."
"What did Faith think of how she used to be."
"She only knows what I told her. I told her what she needed to know. She is glad that she's not the same person."
"Did you two ever argue?"
"We haven't known each other long enough to have arguments like that."
"Have you ever been rough with Faith since you've been involved with her?"
"No."
"Did she ever give you reason to believe that she was faking her amnesia?"
"No."
"How did you feel when you learned your wife was pregnant?"
"I was happy. Why wouldn't I be?" Jason asked with exasperation.
"Tell me what happened today."
"Faith and I woke up and we had sex . . ."
"I mean what happened when she disappeared, wise guy," Ric replied, cutting Jason off. Jason cleared his throat.
"Faith wanted to go take a walk. I told her to wait for me outside because I had to go to the bathroom. I came outside and we goofed around for a minute before she dared to race me."
"And you let your pregnant wife run off?"
"I tried to stop her but she said she felt good. She didn't listen to me."
"Did that make you angry?" Ric asked.
"No," Jason replied. "It made me chase after her. I wanted to get her before she hurt herself. She told me she was racing me to the bridge in the woods. So I ran out there. When I got there, she wasn't there. I looked down into the water. She was gone. I heard a scream and I ran toward it. I couldn't find her so I ran to Sonny's and called the cops."
"The stream under the bridge . . . does it run into a lake?"
"Yes. The Port Charles lake, I believe," Jason answered.
"Where did you put the body?"
"What?!" Jason asked. "I didn't kill her! Faith is still alive and I want you to find whoever has her!"
"Could you tell me who has her?"
"No! I don't know who has her! I want you to get all of your men out there and find her now!" Jason yelled. "Find my wife and bring her back to me!" Ric let in one of the officers.
"Put him in a cell. Send a search team and the coroner to the lake." He turned off the recorder.
"You asshole," Jason murmured under his breath. "Put Mr. Morgan in a cell until we find some evidence." The officer took Jason out of the room. Justus looked at Ric.
"If I find out you have anything to do with this, Lansing, you'll regret this."
"Is that a threat, Mr. Ward?"
"No," Justus answered. "It's a promise."
**
The children were all tucked in for the evening. Michael was sharing his room with Morgan and Stone. Kristina was sleeping in her bed that had been moved into Sonny and Carly's room while they decorated it for the nursery. Her bed was going to be moved back in the next day. Sonny and Carly had pink wallpaper up. The crib was white with pink pillows and blankets. The curtains were all done in white and pink trim. Kristina had been helping Carly and Sonny earlier.
They had received a call from Jason telling them that he was going to be held there for awhile. Justus couldn't do anything without a judge's order, but the judge's didn't seen too eager to help Jason out yet. Jason told Sonny that he wanted Faith found. Sonny had his own men looking for her too. So far, no luck.
"I hope Faith gets to decorate the twins' nursery," Carly whispered.
"She will, sweetheart. Faith is going to be alright."
"We've already lost Brenda. We can't lose her too."
"We won't," Sonny said, taking Carly's hands in his and looking into her eyes. "We'll find Faith."
"I want to go out there and look for her."
"No. The woods are too dangerous. We're on the end of town with the woods in our backyard. It's not safe out there at night."
"Obviously not in the daytime either. Sonny, anybody could have grabbed her." Sonny pulled Carly into a hug.
"Baby, she's gonna be okay." The phone rang and Carly ran to answer it down the hall. She hoped it would be word on Faith.
"Hello?"
"Hi mommy," came Cadence's voice.
"Hi sweetheart!" Carly exclaimed. "How are you?"
"Good," Cadence replied. "Daddy is getting ready to tuck me in."
"Where are you guys?"
"We're in New York City."
"You're far away!"
"Daddy's bringing me back in a few days to visit."
"That's good. I can't wait to see you."
"I miss you mommy," Cadence replied.
"I miss you too sweetie," Carly answered. "I love you."
"Love you. Night mommy."
"Night." Cadence hung up and Carly hung up. She walked back down the hall and looked at Sonny. "That was Cadence." Sonny nodded.
"It's getting late," he started. "Um, we have to get to the hospital at eight to get Megan. So, if you want to go to bed . . . I can sleeping on the couch if it would be too awkward to . . ."
"I don't want to sleep alone tonight," Carly replied. "Will you just hold me tonight?"
"Of course, sweetheart," Sonny replied. They turned the light off and walked down the hall to the master bedroom. They were careful to not wake Kristina and they crawled into their bed. Carly curled up against Sonny and he watched her fall asleep with worry and tension in her body. Sonny kept a protective arm around Carly all night and fell asleep listening to her breathe.