"Is everything alright out here?" Shiloh asked, "I noticed you were lingering outside."
"I was just telling my niece you might be able to help her with some bad dreams," Kristina said.
"Your aunt's right, Alyssa isn't it?" Shiloh said, kneeling down next to Alyssa, "I've been able to help a lot of people put bad things behind them, be happier, including your aunt."
"That's right," Kristina said.
Alyssa looked unconvinced.
"You're skeptical," Shiloh said, "That's okay. Why don't we go inside and just talk?"
"No," Alyssa said.
"Shiloh's right, you don't have to decide today," Kristina said, "We can just talk about how he might help you."
"Aunt Krissy, I want to go home now," Alyssa said.
Kristina knelt down, "Remember we're on an adventure."
"Jackson," Alyssa yelled. Jackson didn't show up.
"Where's Jackson?" Alyssa said, "You said he was coming with us, just invisible."
"Being discreet like I said," Kristina said.
"He would have come when I yelled," Alyssa yelled, "You lied to me"
Alyssa slapped Kristina across the face. She kicked Shiloh and ran away.
Danny was approaching the Dawn of Day house when Alyssa barreled into him.
"Where's the fire?" Danny asked, looking for Kellie, Jason, or a guard, "Are you out here by yourself?"
"Kristina said Jackson was with us," Alyssa said, "But he didn't come when I called."
Kristina and Shiloh approached and Alyssa scrambled to hide behind Danny.
"Alyssa's with you?" Danny asked Kristina, "Where's her guard?"
"I just needed a head start," Kristina said, "It's to help Alyssa."
"It was nice knowing you," Danny said to Kristina.
Danny looked around trying to figure out what to do.
"You kids shouldn't be out here by yourselves," Shiloh said, "Let's go back to the house."
"And Mommy said not to be near you," Alyssa yelled at Shiloh, then buried her face back into Danny.
"She's coming with me," Danny said.
He grabbed Alyssa's hand and whispered "run" in her ear. They took off down the street.
The Quartermaine Mansion
Sam and Jason arrived at The Quartermaine Mansion to find Monica talking to Valerie.
"Danny must have turned his phone off or ditched it," Jason said, "Spinelli can't pick up a signal."
"We'll want the video footage from the security cameras outside," Valerie said, "See if we can't figure out where Danny may have gone. What about friends or his brother's?"
"I'll work on getting the video footage," Ned offered.
"Drew is headed to check the Penthouse to see if Danny went there," Sam said.
"I called Elizabeth and Franco," Monica said, "They said they or Jake haven't seen or heard from them."
"He and Oscar are close," Sam said, "Maybe Oscar might know something."
"We should see if Cameron, Josslyn, or Trina have heard from him," Jason said, "He did tag along on the Niagara Falls adventure."
"I'm going to check in with the station," Valerie said, "Make sure that we coordinate efforts with all the search teams since we have three missing persons. I'll be right back. "
"Three missing persons?" Monica asked.
"Kristina and Alyssa are missing too," Jason said, "They went to use the restroom at Kelly's and when they didn't come out, Alyssa's guard, went in and found Kristina's cell phone. There was a window someone could have taken them out of."
"Kellie must be beside herself right now," Monica said.
"The cops wanted Kellie to wait at home in case Alyssa shows up there," Sam said, "And Sonny is talking to the cops."
Kim came downstairs.
"So Oscar woke up," Kim said, "When I asked him if Danny had mentioned going anywhere, Oscar said Danny had been asking him a lot of questions about when he lived on his own."
"So Danny's thinking he's going to live on his own," Monica said. Kim quietly went back upstairs.
"Jason, what are we going to do about Danny?" Sam asked, "This is getting out of control. First Niagara Falls and now this."
"Are you sure you want me to answer that?" Jason asked.
"I don't see you trying any harder to make an effort with him," Sam said.
"I'm not going to force Danny to see me if he doesn't want to," Jason said, "He won't come to the house. I've offered to do stuff with just him before and after school, on weekends and he refuses."
Monica attempted to bite her tongue and then lit into both Jason and Sam.
"I've really tried to hold my peace about this," Monica said, "But you know what I just can't anymore. First off, Jason, I get that you're trying to respect Danny's choice not to see you. But that is the last thing he needs. He needs to know that you're going to fight for him and make him a priority. He's testing you. So what if he bails or cancels on your times with him. It's not like you couldn't just show up here when he's here or show up at one of his baseball games or school events. Even if he doesn't talk to you, just show up. As for you, Sam, I have no idea what case could be so important that you would let it separate you from Drew and the kids like this. I love having Danny and Scout here, but they spend more time here than they do with either of their parents, Danny in particular."
"Monica, solving this case will help a lot of people," Sam said.
"Then let someone else do it," Monica said, "And focus on putting your family back together. They need you. You've been the only constant in Danny's life until you took this case. Having his mom suddenly be unavailable isn't helping matters."
"I appreciate the advice, Monica," Sam said, "But there's more at stake than I can let on here. I will take what you said under advisement."
"How can this case possibly have more at stake than your son's well-being?" Monica replied.
"Sam, you have other options," Jason said, quietly, "To still work on this case and not have to leave Danny and Scout all the time."
"Let's just focus on finding Danny," Sam said, "And deal with everything else later. I'm going to go check with Danny's friends to see if they heard anything."
Kellie and Jason's House
Kellie had called Carly and talked to the boys. She let Charles know what had happened and he was headed to the police station. Now she was pacing waiting to hear something. She saw the text that Drew checked the Penthouse and Danny wasn't there.
Kellie heard the door open and Jamie and Jared coming running into hug Kellie. Carly followed behind them.
"They wanted to come home and wait with you for Alyssa," Carly said, "They didn't want to you to be alone."
"Did Alyssa runaway again?" Jared asked.
"I don't know yet," Kellie said, "But your Aunt Kristina's missing too. She didn't take her phone with her so. Grandpa Sonny and Jackson are working the police to figure out what happened."
"We're going to check the house and the backyard," Jamie said, "Maybe she snuck in."
"You do that," Kellie said, "That would be really helpful."
The boys took off to search the house.
"Have you heard anything about Alyssa or Danny?" Carly asked.
"Just that Drew checked the penthouse and didn't find Danny there," Kellie said
"What do you think happened to Kristina and Alyssa?" Carly asked.
"Honestly, I don't know what to think," Kellie said, "If Alyssa ran away, Kristina would have called. But the fact that Kristina was missing and didn't take her cell phone. Not to mention, Jackson didn't hear anything like a struggle to indicate they were in trouble."
Carly looked a little nervous and like she was contemplating whether to say what she wanted to say.
"Carly, what aren't you telling me?" Kellie asked.
"Look when Kristina stopped I overheard her ask Sonny if it was necessary to take Jackson with them," Carly said, "I don't want to think this. But I'm wondering if Kristina ditched the guard and took Avery with her. I can't think of a single reason why she would do that?"
"Oh hell no," Kellie said. Before Carly could reply, Kellie was on the phone with Sonny.
"Is someone checking the Dawn of Day House?" Kellie asked.
"Not yet," Sonny said, "Since Kristina is living there, they want to check on that. Is there a reason you think they might be there?"
"Carly mentioned something about Kristina inquiring if the guards were necessary," Kellie said, "The last time I talked to Kristina, we were fighting about Shiloh pushing me to let him treat Alyssa instead of her child therapist."
"That's crazy," Sonny said, as Carly's jaw dropped, "There's no way you'd let some nobody just treat Alyssa. Kristina should know that. But I can't imagine she'd just take Alyssa without your consent."
"I don't want to believe it either," Kellie said, "But Kristina's so sideways in these days."
"We'll find her," Sonny said, "Whatever it is. Did you talk to Carly and check on Jamie and Jared?"
"Yeah, I did," Kellie replied, "The boys decided I shouldn't be here alone and Carly brought them home. They're searching the house for Alyssa in case she snuck in."
"They're good boys looking out for their mom," Sonny said, "I'm going to see if there's anything new and I'll let you know when I find out something."
"You don't really think Kristina would have taken Alyssa to Shiloh when you told her not to" Carly asked when Kellie got off the phone.
"I would hope not," Kellie said, "But that means the alternative is worse, that someone took them.…damn I hate this. I should be out searching for my daughter. Not standing here waiting for the phone to ring."
"Hey, I know it's tough," Carly said, "But you're doing the right thing here, waiting for her to come home. We still know don't why she and Kristina are missing. God forbid you go out there searching for her and end up putting you and the baby at risk."
"I know that, Carly," Kellie said, sitting down on the couch, "That's what makes this so hard. I feel like I'm choosing between one kid or the other. Not to mention now Danny's taken off too."
"They're going to find them, both of them," Carly said, sitting on the couch with Kellie, "Sonny's out there along with the guard. I bet Charles is too. Jason, Sam, and Drew are looking for Danny. It'll be fine because I said so."
The Quartermaine Mansion
Before Jason or Monica could speak, Olivia called Jason.
"Ned just filled me on Kristina and Alyssa and Danny," Olivia, said, "Is Kellie by herself at the house waiting? I can arrange for someone to cover for me at the MetroCourt."
"Carly texted earlier that she was headed over there with the boys," Jason said, "But thanks for checking."
"Let me know if there's anything I can do," Olivia said.
"I'm sorry if you feel like what I said was out of line," Monica said after Jason hung up
"You weren't," Jason said, "I'd be more than happy for Danny to come stay with me. But it would mean separating him from Scout. He doesn't want to be around Kellie or her kids. I don't know what to do for him or how to reach him. It just seems to be getting worse."
"I know that Danny hasn't made it easy at all for you," Monica said, "Even before you left to go figure yourself out and spent a few months on the island. But he's counting on you on you to figure out it. You're going to have to be creative with him. I don't know what case Sam is working on but if she continues the way she has, it's going to make it that much harder for you. I hope you can convince her to use these other options for everyone's sake."
Between Kelly's and The Dawn of Day House
"Lose them, Danny, lose them," Alyssa yelled. Evenutally, she started to lag behind Danny, "Slow down, I can't keep up."
"Sorry, I thought you wanted out of there," Danny said, ducking down an alley. He listened and looked for Kristina or Shiloh.
"Can you call my mom?" Alyssa asked.
"I don't think I have her number," Danny said.
"What about your dad?" Alyssa asked.
Danny sighed and searched his bag. He turned on his phone and called Jason.
"Danny, where are you?" Jason answered.
"With Alyssa," Danny said, "I found her at the Dawn of Day house."
"You and Alyssa were at the Dawn of Day house," Jason replied.
"I was in the neighborhood and Alyssa barreled into me," Danny said, "She was running from Kristina and Shiloh. I'm not sure what was going on other than Kristina all but admitted she ditched her guard and Alyssa wanted nothing to do with either of them. She even said Kellie had told her not to go near Shiloh. I just took Alyssa and ran."
"You did the right thing," Jason said, "Where are you at now?"
"On our way back to Kelly's," Danny said, "Alyssa needed me to slow down. She wanted me to call her mom. I don't have Kellie's number."
"I want to talk to Uncle Jason," Alyssa said, tugging at Danny's jacket…. "Please."
Danny handed Alyssa the phone.
"Danny rescued me," Alyssa said.
"Yes, he did," Jason said.
"Are you going come get us?" Alyssa asked.
"I or your Grandpa or the police will come get you," Jason said, "I need you to give the phone back to Danny."
Alyssa handed Danny the phone, "Your dad wants to talk to you."
"Danny, I'm going to have you stay right where you're at," Jason said, "Someone will come and get you. I want you to stay on the phone with me until Sonny and Alyssa's guard get there or the police. They're the closest to you at the moment."
Within a couple of minutes, Sonny and Jackson showed up, along with Detective Chase.
"Grandpa Sonny," Alyssa said, running to him, "I want to go home."
"That's exactly where we're going to take you," Sonny said.
"I just need to ask these two a couple of questions," Chase said, "Before I can let you take them home to their parents."
As Chase finished talking to them, Kristina ran up to the group.
"Alyssa, I'm so glad I finally found you," Kristina said, "Why did you run off like that?"
Alyssa hid behind Danny again.
"That wasn't an adventure," Alyssa said, "Why did you take me to see a man mommy told me to stay away from?"
"Alyssa, you don't understand," Kristina said.
"Jackson, get the kids in the car," Sonny said. He turned his full attention to Kristina.
"Please tell that you didn't take Alyssa to Shiloh after Kellie told you not to," Sonny said, "And that you didn't intentionally ditch her guard to do it."
"If Kellie was't so closed minded, she'd see I was doing her and Alyssa a favor," Kristina said.
"You terrified Alyssa, your niece," Sonny said, "What were you thinking?"
"Grandpa Sonny," Alyssa yelled for the car.
"This conversation isn't over," Sonny said, "The only reason I'm not dragging you back to your sister's with me is because Alyssa can't even be in the same room with you right now."
"And it would be considered kidnapping to take Kristina against her will," Chase said, "Right, Mr. Corinthos."
Sonny didn't answer and got in the car with Alyssa and Danny.