"You're seriously going to charge my client?!"
"You bet." Alexis replied with a grin.
"On what charge?" Jason spoke up as he sat in the chair next to the officer's desk.
"Let's see ... Mac ..?" Alexis replied looking to Mac for the list.
"Well, for starters let's go for obstruction, resisting, and assault on a police officer."
"Hey .. I didn't .." Jason began as Justus motioned to him to keep his mouth shut.
"Okay, what do you want from him to make these charges go away, Mac?" Justus wanting to bargain.
Mac looked towards Alexis, who was now on the case as an Assistant DA, she looked to Ric for reassurance.
"This is your case Ms. Davis." Ric replied giving her the green light to do what she thought would be best under the circumstances.
"Ms. Davis?" Justus directed his question to her looking for a deal.
Ric handed Alexis the file their office had on Morgan for her to look over quickly before she decided on a deal or not. She flipped through the stack of pages inside the folder and skimmed over Jason's arrest record.
"Well, it seems to me that Mr. Morgan here has a pretty long history of criminal activity."
"Never convicted, Ms. Davis." Justus defended Jason.
"Yes I see that. And why is that, Mr. Ward?" Alexis questioned as she looked over the top of the folder.
Sonny stood back and rolled his eyes at the conversation that was about to take place. He knew the new ADA wasn't about to give Jason any slack. Not with the file she was holding in her hands.
"Insufficient evidence, counselor." Justus replied glancing over his shoulder at Sonny who stood a few feet behind him.
"I don't know about that, Mr. Ward. There are some instances in this file that seem to me as an open and shut case on Mr. Morgan. I think that has to be taken into consideration here, and why those charges were dropped instead of being pursued."
"Well that you can take up with your boss here, Mr. Lansing. But what about these current charges, are we going to deal or not?" Justus laid blame with Ric for letting Jason go countless other times before.
Ric handed Alexis another folder with reports concerning why Jason was hauled in this time. She took it from Ric and opened it up. She studied the reports carefully.
"Is there a reason Mr. Morgan isn't cooperating with us?"
"My client was no where near the scene of this crime, counselor! He doesn't have any information to give you."
Mac and Ric grinned as they stood back and allowed Alexis to take the reins on this case. "She's good, Mac." Ric commented as he watched from a distance.
"Alexis Davis is the best." Mac smiled with confidence.
"Well, see, now, here in this report, in black and white it says that there was a witness to this crime, and this witness says that they saw Mr. Morgan, here, leaving the scene of the incident. So, can Mr. Morgan prove his whereabouts for the night in question?"
Sonny stepped forward to give the ADA Jason's alibi. "Jason was in the Caribbean at the time of this incident, counselor."
"Okay, and I'm supposed to take your word for that? Mr. ....?" Alexis pressed on for more.
"Corinthos .. Sonny Corinthos." Sonny replied with a grin. Alexis not amused or impressed with the name or the person who stood before her.
"Until I have more proof then your word, Mr. Corinthos, Mr. Morgan is being held. If he decides to talk during that time, then fine, we perhaps can work something out, but if not, well then it's a whole new ball game." Alexis replied with authority.
"Lt Spencer, take Mr. Morgan down to lock up and get him processed, please." Mac spoke up and Lucky approached Jason, he grabbing onto Jason's arm, Jason quickly jerked away.
"I know where it is." Jason snapped back.
"Can I at least have a consult with my client?" Justus requested.
"Not till he's process, Justus. You know the rules around here." Mac replied as he stood proud next to his new ADA.
Justus and Sonny both turned away from the discussion, heading towards the double doors of the squad room.
"Well, you handled that just fine Alexis." Mac praised her. "Nice job indeed."
"Yes I think you're going to make a wonderful addition to the DA's office." Ric stepped forward.
"Thank you gentlemen. Now if you don't have anything else for me, I'd like to get back to Alex."
"Yeah sure, don't worry about Jason, Officer Spencer and I will handle the paperwork." Ric replied with a smile.
"Okay then, I will say goodnight to both of you, and I will see you tomorrow." With that Alexis turned and walked towards the double doors of the squad room. She stepped out onto the cement stoop of the PCPD. The adrenalin pumping through her veins, it was a real rush for her to be so wrapped up in a case, it felt good to be back at the wheel again.
As she stood there, she felt the raindrops fall against her face, and she took in a deep breath and exhaled. She knew now that she had made the right decision in coming back to Port Charles. She and Alex were on the right track, and Port Charles would be the place they could once again, call home.