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"Hey, Kellie," Ric said, approaching her.

"Hi," Kellie said, "Any luck on getting a judge to let Sonny out on house arrest conditions?"

Ric shook his head, "Durant's got the judge convinced Sonny has theability to override the monitoring system."

"This day just keeps getting better," Kellie said.

"That explains why you look like hell," Ric said.

"I've been blindsided enough times that I don't know what I'm doing anymore," Kellie said, "I can't even think straight right now."

"Trust your instincts," Ric said, "I know you have better instincts than most people."

"Well, I've messed up enough lately that I question them right now," Kellie said, "Have you given my father the stellar news on the house arrest?"

"No, would you like the honors?" Ric said.

"I was going to see him anyway," Kellie said, "I'm already not one of his favorite people anyway."

"Eventually, he'll get over the Alcazar thing," Ric said.

"We both know that's not the only reason," Kellie said.

"Good luck," Ric said as Kellie headed for the jail cells.

"Thanks, coward," Kellie said.

"I told you not to go off by yourself," Sonny said as Kellie approached, "And what do you do, you go off by yourself and take Sam with you."

"I've already gotten the riot act from Lorenzo and Jason," Kellie said, "I really don't need it from you."

"Maybe if you hear it enough times from enough people, you'll actually start listening," Sonny said.

"I seem to have inherited the inability to do so from you," Kellie said, "However, I at least actually have reason for not listening that has nothing to do with having a god complex."

"Are this insolent toward Alcazar?" Sonny asked, "Or is it just me?"

"I've come close," Kellie said, "But at least he doesn't have your god complex."

"Not this again," Sonny said, "When can I get of here?"

"I don't know," Kellie said, "I just talked to Ric and the judge isn't going for the house arrest idea. I'm running out of ideas."

"You said you'd get me out of here," Sonny said, "I don't understand what the problem is."

"The problem is while I've managed to get some control of your business," Kellie said, "Ramon and Bernie are still pulling strings. I can't get any information out of them or anyone that worked for them."

"Try harder," Sonny yelled.

"I can only do so much," Kellie said, "You're not the only person I have to consider when trying to make sense and plans in this whole mess."

"Are you telling me you have another option to get me out of here and you're not using it," Sonny asked.

"I didn't say that," Kellie said.

"But it was implied," Sonny said, "Who are you protecting? Those traitors? Jason? Alcazar?"

"They don't exactly need my protection," Kellie said, "They can take care of themselves unlike you."

"You think I'm incapable, weak, pathetic, is that it?" Sonny yelled, "It must be the Alcazar in you coming out."

"Don't you dare blame anything I do on my mother's parentage?" Kellie said, "What I'm doing now has nothing to with being a Corinthos or an Alcazar. There are other people you don't know about who, if I use the only thing I have to get you out, end up adding to the number of targets at Ramon's disposal. For now, you're just going to have to sit tight."

"So you like seeing me go crazy in this cell," Sonny yelled.

"You think this is an easy call for me to make," Kellie said, "Sorry, to burst your divine bubble, Papa Godfather, but I'm not as heartless as you'd like to make me out to be. If you would stop making everything about yourself, you'd understand that."

"Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?" Sonny yelled, "Isn't this about your need to be involved in things you shouldn't be involved in the first place. It's about you and what you need."

"If this were about me," Kellie said, "I'd be far away from Port Charles. The last thing I really want to be doing is cleaning up the mess you made. But here I am doing it anyway."

"I haven't seen the situation get any better under your control," Sonny said.

"If you were the one cleaning it up, you'd have complete control of your organization in a matter of seconds?" Kellie asked, "If that's what you think, you really need some medication or something because that's just delusional. At least, the enemy no longer has his hands in the money end of things and slowly we're starting to make a profit again something the business hasn't done in months."

"I don't like being left in the dark," Sonny said, "So I want you to tell me exactly why you refuse to use whatever it is you know to get me out of here."

"The walls have ears here," Kellie said, "I can't tell you. It would defeat the purpose of leaving you here in the first place."

"Until I can leave," Sonny said, "Don't bother to come see me."

"Not this again," Kellie said.

"You don't seem to understand that in this business loyalty is everything," Sonny said, "I don't see you being loyal. All I see is you siding with Jason and your Uncle Alcazar against me."

"There's a difference between loyalty and blind loyalty," Kellie said, "And what you're asking for is blind loyalty, giving into your every whim no matter what the consequences. Everyone else be damned."

"Guard," Sonny yelled, "She's ready to leave."

Kellie started to leave, looked back one more time at Sonny, and left.