PCPD

Ric approached Kellie as walked in.

"Maybe you can talk some sense into your father," Ric said, "He won't cooperate with me at all."

"Or I'll just succeed in starting a war," Kellie said.

"At least he'll be reacting to something," Ric said, "Not cold and unreacting."

"I'll try," Kellie said, "I'm not promising anything." She went down to the cell, Sonny was being held.

"You don't belong here," Sonny said, "I also don't need you getting me a lawyer."

"Someone has to save your sorry butt," Kellie said, "Why didn't any of your oh so loyal men arrange for an attorney for you?"

"You know nothing about what's going on here," Sonny said, "You need to keep yourself out of the business."

"It's too late for that," Kellie said, "I'm swimming in it and I don't see land anywhere near by."

"You should have gotten out once Ethan was no longer an issue," Sonny said, "I don't understand why you didn't."

"Because I have seen first hand how this life takes innocent victims and I wanted to try to protect them," Kellie said.

"It's eating you alive," Sonny yelled.

"It's personal," Kellie yelled, "I can't stand back and do nothing while you self-destruct. Do you believe me now when I tell you there's a threat and it's coming from inside your organization?"

"You don't know anything," Sonny said.

"I don't believe you killed Tyler," Kellie said, "But I need to hear it from you because I don't hear you denying it."

Sonny was silent.

Kellie rattled the prison bars. "Answer me, dammit," she yelled, tears streaming down her face, "I need you to answer me."

Sonny made eye contact with his daughter for the first time. "No," Sonny said, "But he's dead because of a power struggle he had no business being in. I'm the one who interrupted his vacation."

"That's what this is about," Kellie said, "You think somehow this is your fault."

"Yes, I did," Sonny said, "I knew he wasn't a dirty details lawyer and still I brought him into the middle of this."

"Tyler was in the middle of this long before you cut his vacation short," Kellie said, still crying, "I'm the reason he was killed."

"Where's this coming from?" Sonny asked.

"Tyler was my fiancée," Kellie said, "the one I broke up with to protect from Ethan. Whoever did this killed Tyler because they wanted to get at me, not just frame you. I'm the reason's he's dead."

"He had no idea why he was in the middle," Sonny said, "You didn't tell him and he didn't figure it out."

"Where Tyler's concerned," Kellie said, "I screwed up. He's dead because I didn't protect him like I should have. It doesn't matter what he did or didn't know."

"Kellie," Sonny said, "I want you let this go. I'll handle it."

"The god complex rears its head," Kellie said, "Explain to me how on earth you are going to handle it. You are behind bars facing murder charges that Durant has a good chance of making stick. Your men aren't running to your defense and as for you getting help from the other families, they'd rather see you rot in hell."

"For once in your life, Kellie," Sonny yelled, "Do as I tell you. I don't want to see any more of the guilt and hurt, I'm seeing in your face right now. Let me protect you."

"You can't. This life chose me a long time ago. There's nothing you can do about it," Kellie said, "Who's running your business in your absence?"

"Bernie or Alex," Sonny said.

"That can't happen if you want to maintain control of the organization," Kellie said.

"Those are the only two people with the knowledge to step in quickly," Sonny said.

Kellie sat and thought for a minute. Finally she spoke, "I could run things in your absence."

"No," Sonny said, "My men won't respond too well to that."

"Then we'll clean house if we have to," Kellie said.

"You won't have any back up," Sonny said, "The other bosses won't exactly welcome a woman into the ranks."

"My reputation tends to precede me," Kellie said, "And not the one as your daughter. I'll have Jason and Lorenzo's backing as well."

"Jason is a traitor," Sonny yelled, "He betrayed me when he went to work for Alcazar."

"Didn't you betray him first when you lied about your relationship with his sister?" Kellie said, "I'd watch my accusations if I were you before you come off as a hypocrite. Besides, they both have a lot to lose if Ramon takes over."

"Ramon, who's Ramon?" Sonny asked.

"The name of the person we suspect is behind all this," Kellie said, "All we have is a name, no identity or face to put with him. No one really has any connection to him."

"I don't trust them," Sonny said.

"I'm not asking you to trust them," Kellie said, "I'm asking you to trust me. Because right here, right now, I'm it if we have any shot of regaining control of the situation."

"I don't like it," Sonny said.

"You don't have to like it," Kellie said, "But that's the way things are. Heading up an organization isn't exactly what I had in mind growing up, but I'll do it to protect the people I care about."

"Jason may have your back," Sonny said, "But Alcazar is another story."

"Lorenzo will not betray me," Kellie said, "I can promise you that."

"You don't know that," Sonny said.

"I do know that," Kellie said, "Now we both know that I don't need your permission to take over the business. But I am doing you the courtesy of asking for it."