Chapter 10

When Alexis walked out of General Hospital that morning it wasn't to find somewhere to lay down and sleep. Her brother and the man she loved were lying in a hospital after being shot by an insane lunatic and she wanted to know what was being done about it. Alexis hailed a taxi and asked to be taken to the Port Charles Police Department.

Upon entering the precinct, she walked to the sergeant's desk and asked to speak to the officer handling the Corinthos shooting.

"Who may I ask is inquiring?"

"My name is Alexis Davis and I am Mr. Corinthos' attorney. May I ask who is handling the case now," she asked snidely.

"That would be detective Marcus Taggert ma'am. You'll find him two doors down on your right."

Alexis turned and followed the direction he pointed. She was completely unaware of the appreciative glances she received when she entered the police department. She was in full attorney mode. These small time cops had no idea who they were dealing with and the total havoc she could create with their little cop house rules. But, they certainly were about to, especially one Marcus Taggert. Upon entering the door she was directed to, she knocked smartly to get the attention of the man sitting behind the desk.

"Can I help you, miss?"

"If you are in fact Detective Marcus Taggert then, yes, you can tell me what type of progress you've made in the Corinthos' shooting."

"Excuse me."

Alexis, looking totally put out and irritated that she was being forced to deal with incompetents pulled up a chair and sat down. She could tell this guy was sporting an ego that wouldn't quit with an abundance of arrogance. This was the type of guy that Alexis loved to put in their place and she was good at it. Very good!

"Ok, let's start again. My name is Alexis Davis, Attorney at Law. I represent Mr. Sonny Corinthos. Is that slow enough for you? Can you possibly within the realm of your understanding figure out that what I am asking you is, have you arrested Carly Corinthos for the attempted murder of Sonny Corinthos and his bodyguard?"

Alexis leaned forward and lay her elbow on the desk and gave him one of those "how did you ever make detective" looks and waited for him to respond.

"Miss Davis, I am investigating the shooting and when I know something, you'll know something."

"Nope, not good enough. You see now, that's a wrong answer. Let's try this one more time. You do know what an eyewitness is, don't you? You know I hate it when I have to step in and do a cop's job for them. It makes me rather angry to know that I'm actually paying for them to sit around on their thumbs all day long. Detective, you have two eyewitnesses lying in hospital beds at General Hospital right now. And since I have been there all night long, I do know for a fact that not one single officer of the law has set foot in that hospital to question either one of them. Hey, I may be a little off the beaten track here, you know, being from New York and all; but I find that just a tad incompetent. Don't you?"

Taggert was incensed with this little snip of a girl's speech and was having trouble containing himself. He didn't have to take this kind of abuse from anyone, much less a woman lawyer.

"Miss Davis, please don't speak to me in that manner. There is a protocol we follow here and you do not dictate what that protocol is, so I suggest you back off and let me do my job."

"If you were doing your job, I wouldn't have a reason to be here now, would I?"

"Miss Davis, I will tell you once more, it is my investigation. I am handling it."

"You know, I really hate going over a detective's head and making him look like a total idiot, but sometimes I just get the urge. Call me impulsive, neurotic, crazy even; but if there is not an arrest made today, I will be in Judge Jay Greene's office first thing in the morning to file a discrimination suit against this department on behalf of my clients. Both of them."

With that Alexis turned and walked out missing Taggert throw a stack of files across the room. She missed seeing it, but she certainly didn't miss hearing it and a twinkle of satisfaction came into her eyes. By the end of the day, Carly had been arrested and was being held without bond.

Once Carly was arrested, Alexis called the best criminal attorney in the state to represent the interests of Sonny and Johnny. It only took two days for him to build a case against Carly that could not be argued against. With the video of Carly entering the penthouse, Sonny's statement and one other eyewitness account, along with all of the evidence Alexis previously obtained, Carly's fate was sealed. She went to prison with a life sentence. "Do not pass Go! Do Not Collect $200." Sonny was finally free of her and so was Michael. After hearing the verdict she had walked out of the courthouse and run right into Taggert.

"No hard feelings, detective?"

"Miss Davis. Will you be leaving our fair city any time soon?"

"Well, no, actually I kind of like it around here. I thought I'd stick around awhile. It looks like this little town of yours needs a little kick in the pants and since I'm so good at it..."

"Oh, joy!" Disgusted with her, Taggert turned and walked away hoping he never had to lay eyes on her again.