Without You
"You think it's Ric?" Jason asked Sonny as he paced back and forth in the penthouse.
"It has to be, Jason. Who else has motive?" Sonny asked.
Jason stopped pacing and stared at Sonny, lost in thought as he considered Sonny's comment. He did not want to believe it, thinking that Elizabeth's ex has stolen her child seemed too convient, and just thinking about it made Jason wonder if all the pieces really did fit.
"Why not Faith? Or Alcazar?" Jason asked him.
"What would they have to do with Cameron? As far as they know Elizabeth is not involved with either one of us, Alcazar has no idea about the history you and Elizabeth have, neither does Faith." Sonny said.
"But Faith wants Ric." Jason pointed out. "Think about it, Sonny. If Faith kidnaps Elizabeth's baby, she knows Elizabeth would assume it was Ric and she would go to him and they'd get into a huge fight and Faith would conveniently be nearby while its going down Ric will be upset and he'll turn to Faith out of pain and anger. To spite Elizabeth." Jason said.
"No No No. It doesn't fit, Jason. You know as well as I do that Ric is sick and twisted and that man will do whatever he can to have her back." He told him.
Jason thought more, realizing that no matter how hard he tried to deny it, Sonny was right. It had to be Ric.
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Elizabeth looked at Carly, knowing that she had a point. Ric is not the man she convinced herself he was, she was blind and she let him walk her down the path to destruction. He destroyed her and tried to destroy Sonny by going after Carly.
"I can't believe it." Elizabeth whispered, a stray tear rolling down her cheek as the realization began to sink in.
"I'm sorry." Carly replied apologetically.
Elizabeth looked at Carly, nodding. She was unable to form complete thoughts, sentences or words at this moment as she realized everything was true. Nothing is impossible when it comes to Ric and his sick mind games.
As she was about to finally allow herself to speak she looked up and saw as Jason and Sonny walked in, both looked surprised to see Carly sitting there beside Elizabeth, clearly the two had not been fighting. Which of course was still a surprise to Elizabeth, but she could also tell by the looks on their faces the two men had come to the same conclusion.
"It was Ric." Elizabeth said softly as she looked at them.
Neither Jason nor Sonny said a word as they both nodded.
"I sent Max to get him." Sonny replied.
Carly slowly rose as she looked up at the two men.
"So what are you planning on doing? Max grabs Ric and drags him here so he can drop charges of assault or kidnapping on you?" She asked.
"Ric won't...he won't be charging us with anything as soon as he hears what we have to say, and sees Elizabeth here." Sonny replied.
"Sonny please...don't hurt him." Elizabeth pleaded with him.
"We won't." Jason comforted her from across the room.
The two lost souls locked eyes as Elizabeth remembered how it felt to have Jason on her side. She remembered the feeling of comfort, of relaxation, of knowing that he will stop at nothing to get her son back.
Just then the sound of Sonny's cell phone ringing brought Elizabeth back to earth.
"Yeah. Ok. Thanks." Sonny replied into the phone, hanging it up he looked at Jason.
"Let's go." He said to him.
Jason nodded as he walked outside into the hallway.
"Neither one of you are to leave. I'll have men on the door." Sonny said before closing the door behind him.
Elizabeth heard the sound of the door locking as she stared at Carly.
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Walking across the hall and into Sonny's penthouse, Jason's mind wandered back to the look of fear and shock not to mention pain all mixed into Elizabeth's eyes just seconds ago.
"Sonny...we need to get him back." Jason insisted as Sonny closed the door behind them and looked at Jason.
"We will. Ric has that kid and he's not leaving here until he tells us exactly where he has him." Sonny promised him.
Just then the sound of the elevator door opening across the hall caught their attention. Walking across the room Sonny swung the door open just in time to see a blindfolded Ric be dragged into the room.
Walking to the table in the back of the room, Jason pulled a chair out and placed it in front of Johnny, who dropped Ric on to the chair, holding him down as Sonny tied the DA to the chair with some rope he had pulled out. As soon as Ric was secured to the chair Johnny released his grip on him.
"Thank's." Sonny said to him as he nodded a response.
"Let me go!" Ric screamed as he recognized the voice of his brother.
Walking over to him, Jason grabbed the blindfold off of Ric's head and looked at him.
"You're not going anywhere, Ric. Not until you tell us exactly where Cameron is." Jason warned him.
"Cameron? Who-Who's Cameron?" Ric asked, as he fought to break free of the ropes, though his efforts seemed not to be enough.
"Elizabeth's Cameron!" Jason screamed in his face.
"What? Elizabeth? What happened? Is she ok? Is the baby ok? Where is she? What have you done to her??!" Ric yelled.
Walking over to the desk drawer Sonny pulled out a gun, loading one bullet into the gun he walked back over to Ric, and pointed the gun directly at his head.
"One bullet, is all it takes." Sonny warned him. "Unless you give us some answers." He said.
"You think it's Ric?" Jason asked Sonny as he paced back and forth in the penthouse.
"It has to be, Jason. Who else has motive?" Sonny asked.
Jason stopped pacing and stared at Sonny, lost in thought as he considered Sonny's comment. He did not want to believe it, thinking that Elizabeth's ex has stolen her child seemed too convient, and just thinking about it made Jason wonder if all the pieces really did fit.
"Why not Faith? Or Alcazar?" Jason asked him.
"What would they have to do with Cameron? As far as they know Elizabeth is not involved with either one of us, Alcazar has no idea about the history you and Elizabeth have, neither does Faith." Sonny said.
"But Faith wants Ric." Jason pointed out. "Think about it, Sonny. If Faith kidnaps Elizabeth's baby, she knows Elizabeth would assume it was Ric and she would go to him and they'd get into a huge fight and Faith would conveniently be nearby while its going down Ric will be upset and he'll turn to Faith out of pain and anger. To spite Elizabeth." Jason said.
"No No No. It doesn't fit, Jason. You know as well as I do that Ric is sick and twisted and that man will do whatever he can to have her back." He told him.
Jason thought more, realizing that no matter how hard he tried to deny it, Sonny was right. It had to be Ric.
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Elizabeth looked at Carly, knowing that she had a point. Ric is not the man she convinced herself he was, she was blind and she let him walk her down the path to destruction. He destroyed her and tried to destroy Sonny by going after Carly.
"I can't believe it." Elizabeth whispered, a stray tear rolling down her cheek as the realization began to sink in.
"I'm sorry." Carly replied apologetically.
Elizabeth looked at Carly, nodding. She was unable to form complete thoughts, sentences or words at this moment as she realized everything was true. Nothing is impossible when it comes to Ric and his sick mind games.
As she was about to finally allow herself to speak she looked up and saw as Jason and Sonny walked in, both looked surprised to see Carly sitting there beside Elizabeth, clearly the two had not been fighting. Which of course was still a surprise to Elizabeth, but she could also tell by the looks on their faces the two men had come to the same conclusion.
"It was Ric." Elizabeth said softly as she looked at them.
Neither Jason nor Sonny said a word as they both nodded.
"I sent Max to get him." Sonny replied.
Carly slowly rose as she looked up at the two men.
"So what are you planning on doing? Max grabs Ric and drags him here so he can drop charges of assault or kidnapping on you?" She asked.
"Ric won't...he won't be charging us with anything as soon as he hears what we have to say, and sees Elizabeth here." Sonny replied.
"Sonny please...don't hurt him." Elizabeth pleaded with him.
"We won't." Jason comforted her from across the room.
The two lost souls locked eyes as Elizabeth remembered how it felt to have Jason on her side. She remembered the feeling of comfort, of relaxation, of knowing that he will stop at nothing to get her son back.
Just then the sound of Sonny's cell phone ringing brought Elizabeth back to earth.
"Yeah. Ok. Thanks." Sonny replied into the phone, hanging it up he looked at Jason.
"Let's go." He said to him.
Jason nodded as he walked outside into the hallway.
"Neither one of you are to leave. I'll have men on the door." Sonny said before closing the door behind him.
Elizabeth heard the sound of the door locking as she stared at Carly.
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Walking across the hall and into Sonny's penthouse, Jason's mind wandered back to the look of fear and shock not to mention pain all mixed into Elizabeth's eyes just seconds ago.
"Sonny...we need to get him back." Jason insisted as Sonny closed the door behind them and looked at Jason.
"We will. Ric has that kid and he's not leaving here until he tells us exactly where he has him." Sonny promised him.
Just then the sound of the elevator door opening across the hall caught their attention. Walking across the room Sonny swung the door open just in time to see a blindfolded Ric be dragged into the room.
Walking to the table in the back of the room, Jason pulled a chair out and placed it in front of Johnny, who dropped Ric on to the chair, holding him down as Sonny tied the DA to the chair with some rope he had pulled out. As soon as Ric was secured to the chair Johnny released his grip on him.
"Thank's." Sonny said to him as he nodded a response.
"Let me go!" Ric screamed as he recognized the voice of his brother.
Walking over to him, Jason grabbed the blindfold off of Ric's head and looked at him.
"You're not going anywhere, Ric. Not until you tell us exactly where Cameron is." Jason warned him.
"Cameron? Who-Who's Cameron?" Ric asked, as he fought to break free of the ropes, though his efforts seemed not to be enough.
"Elizabeth's Cameron!" Jason screamed in his face.
"What? Elizabeth? What happened? Is she ok? Is the baby ok? Where is she? What have you done to her??!" Ric yelled.
Walking over to the desk drawer Sonny pulled out a gun, loading one bullet into the gun he walked back over to Ric, and pointed the gun directly at his head.
"One bullet, is all it takes." Sonny warned him. "Unless you give us some answers." He said.