Chapter 29

Lucky had given Jason the directions to Mary's house. They weren't far from there now. Sonny saw Lucky go for his phone.

"Who are you calling?"

"Mac. I need to let him know what's going on. He's going to kill me as is for not letting him in on this sooner."

"No way. No cops." Sonny said reaching behind him to grab the younger mans cell as Jason watched through the rearview.

Lucky held the phone from the other mans grasp. "Look we may need more help up there. We don't know what he's up to or what he's capable of."

"Look Lucky I know you're worried about Liz but you know as well as we do that if you tell Mac he'll want to swarm the place and then where will we be?" Jason said trying to reason with the young detective. "I know you don't like our methods but give us a chance to scope the place out before you call him. If we can't handle it then you can do it your way. What do you say?"

Lucky looked back and forth at the two men in the front seat and out the window finally conceding. "Ok but at the first sign that we are in over our head…." He stopped as Jason pulled up behind a car matching the one from the hospital surveillance tape. "That looks like the same car. He must have made them walk the rest of the way."

Jason looked at Sonny. "It's too easy. He wanted us to find it."

"What do you think?" Sonny had learned long ago to trust Jason's instinct.

"I'm going to drive ahead and hide our car then we can back track." Jason said looking nodding towards Lucky. "He may be right but I still want to check it out for ourselves."

Sonny nodded his eyes focused on the vehicle as the passed on by it.

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Connor seemed to be ignoring them for now. He gone into another room to make a call giving Emily an opportunity to try and untie Elizabeth. Sonny had made sure that she and the boys were taught as much as they could be about getting out of dangerous situations. The boys thought it was fun and games but she knew if was meant as more than that.

As she worked of the endless set of knots she wondered exactly what their captor was up to and exactly what Helena had to do with it. Connor hated her and Liz was Lucky's wife she could understand that but why would Nikolas's grandmother still be targeting her. She wasn't even involved with her ex-husband anymore. Liz interrupted her thoughts.

"There loose Em if you're not careful they'll be falling off." She whispered. "Do you want me to try to work on yours?"

"No. Do you think if I can distract Connor that you can untie your feet and make a run for it?"

"Maybe but Em, you'll be taking a huge risk and if whoever is watching us alerts him to it. Who knows what he'll do."

"True. But Liz we have to do something. I can't let him hurt you. I think I can handle him. Sonny had his guys teach me some self defense moves."

"I still don't know Em. He hurt you so bad before."

"Yeah well there's a difference now Liz, I was afraid before and now I'm pissed. I have a life to live and so do you. We have people we love and want to get back to. He stole my life once. I'll be damned if I let him do it again or to anybody else I care about."

Emily felt her friends head touch the back of her own and nod. "Ok when do you want to do this?"

"Just play it by ear but at the first chance if your able Liz I want you to run and don't look back. Think of yourself first, for Lucky and for Cam. Do you understand?"

"Yeah. Do you know how fortunate I am to have you as my friend?"

"Yeah but I'm the one who's lucky to have you. Remember all for one and one for all."

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Nikolas continued to watch his ex-wife and his sister-in-law. He paid close attention to them and noticing them talking and what seemed to be Emily trying to untie Liz. He wasn't sure what was going on but he was glad that his grandmother was otherwise occupied on the phone right now. Nikolas needed to find a way to keep her from picking up on whatever the girls were up to. He watched her end her call and ignored the guards as he walked towards her taking her hands in his.

"Grandmother can we talk?"

"Talk?"

"Yes, just the two of us," Nikolas looked around them, "without the guards."

She looked at him suspiciously but not wanting to pass up an opportunity to see what this was all about she decided to give him what he wanted and gave her guards instructions to leave them.

Nikolas had learned well from his Uncle how to turn on the Cassadine charm and now was no better time than the present.

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The three men agreed to surround the house from different positions. Sonny took the back and Jason and Lucky went around to the front. They could see the women tied up but didn't see any sign of their captor.

Lucky wanted to move in for a closer look but Jason pulled him back when they saw him coming back into the room. Meanwhile Sonny eased in through the back. He could hear Emily asking Connor if she could go to the bathroom and him agree. As much as he wanted to he knew that he still needed to be careful.

Jason and Lucky watched Connor untie Emily and escort her away. Then they watched as Liz slid out of her bonds and managed to untie her feet. Lucky was silently cheering his wife on as she made her way to the front door but not before Connor and Emily came back into the room. Before Connor could react Emily sprung into action and kicked him from behind at his knees taking him down before he knew what had hit him. Liz ran out the door and screamed as Lucky grabbed her she fought him until she realized who it was and collapsed in his arms. Jason watched Sonny come in to help his sister but not before Connor could overtake her and place his gun to her head.

He jerked her back with his forearm around her neck. "Stand back Corinthos and drop your gun. I'm not afraid to kill her."

Sonny put his gun down. "Take it easy. Whatever you do you won't be able to get away with it. Just let her go. It's over."

"No it's not. Do you think I've come this far to give it all up now?" He pointed his gun at Sonny. "Now if you don't mind your girlfriend and I have some unfinished business to attend to."

Just then Emily used one more move catching Connor in the midsection with her elbow and quickly turning around to knee him in the groin bringing him to his own knees while knocking the gun from his hand in the process. Emily ran to Sonny not seeing Connor going again for his gun but watching her brother step through the doorway aiming his.

"Don't make me do it Bishop." Jason said, pulling the trigger as Connor got his gun and fired it at his sister. Connor missed as Sonny pulled Emily out of the way in time but Jason didn't, his bullet hit exactly where it was intended catching the other man right between the eyes.