Steele sat down hard in the leather chair and Ric sat on the edge of his desk glaring at the person who was about to tell him all about a murder that so obviously included his younger brother. "I want to know what you know Steele. And I want to know right now." Ric said calmly as his insides were ready to knock the smug look off Steele's face.
"Alright. I'll tell you all I know." Steel replied as he reached into his jacket pocket for the small tablet he had been writing things down on while investigating the case.
"I'm listening." Ric said as he got up and went to sit down in his leather chair behind the desk.
"15 years ago, your brother's father was the head of an organization that powered over just about the entire eastern seaboard, including some territory here in Port Charles. His right hand man, though a young, was aggressive and wanted more then what was offered to him, by his boss. In the end, the boss was dead and the young man was never found, obviously skipping town, and the country to evade prosecution. It never was truly proven that the young right hand man did the deed, it was suspected enough to have charges waiting for him once he was found." Steele explained.
Ric sat and listened but it still didn't tell him how Zander was involved in this, he was only 8 when this murder happened, how much would an 8 year old know about his father's business. "And how does Zander tie into all this...?" Ric asked.
"I'm getting to that ...." Steele said and then continued. "From what we know, Zander was witness to this and when investigators talked with him, he couldn't tell them anything. Shock, I guess."
"So now you expect him to remember? After 15 years? If he couldn't tell them anything back then, I'm sure he's blocked out the memory of it by now. What happened to the young suspect? Ever find him?" Ric inquired hoping Steele could give him something to go on.
"Actually I think I'm closer then any of the others who have taken on this case." Steele piqued Ric's curiousity.
"And .. where is he? There's no statute of limitations on murder, he can still hang for this." Ric said as Steele flipped through his black notebook.
"According to what I have, the young suspect apparently ran to his family in Puerto Rico and had been underground for some time there. He had gotten in the business there and built his own organization in the islands before bringing it to shore and building it up in the states. As far as I can tell, he's as powerful now as he's ever been, owning most of the important inlets and outlets of the eastern seaboard." Steele described someone sounding very familiar to Ric, but he couldn't be sure.
"So have you found him?! You found the man who murdered Zander's father?" Ric asked again as Steele looked up from his notebook.
"You're not going to like it. Cause he's been right underneath your nose for the last 10 years." Steele grinned.
"Steele, I hate riddles, just tell me who I can go arrest for this 15 year old murder." Ric getting impatient now with Steele.
Steele grinned smuggly .. "The man's name is Sonny Corinthos."
