Chapter 11: Ready...Set...
All actions can trigger reactions, the trick is to be able to react before the other guy/
Steven looked at them and said San Francisco.
Audrey said "Oh, the Tony Bennett song, I always loved that tune."
When she softly started to hum it, Elizabeth begged please no more. "You used to do that when I was a teenager."
"Well, Mr. Bennett certainly sang some classics. Your grandfather and I used to dance to them on the patio at the end of the day. Those were lovely times."
"What about the rest of it?" asked Tom not wanting the mental images in his head to be even clearer. There just were some things you didn't want to know about your parents.
"Not a clue." she said sitting down.
"You know, I used to think Dillon was nuts, and would block out most of what he would say, but this time I think I have it." said a proud Monica.
Seeing Johnny's confusion, she said "Tracy's son."
"Oh, the one that got poor Lulu pregnant then abandoned her emotionally. Didn't he leave the state because he was embarrassed that he pushed her to have an abortion or something?" Johnny had heard about the man from Lulu and knew that he had really hurt her pretty bad destroying her sense of self.
Elizabeth laughed while Monica and Mac glared at him. "Wow, I knew she wasn't admitting the truth, but Johnny sit down. We need to have a talk about the Spencers and their very bad habit of twisting the truth to make them look good."
When she reached out and finally pulled him down, he got the feeling he didn't have all the facts from the way everyone was looking at him. "Let's take it from the beginning. Did Lulu ever happen to mention that Dillon was married and that she lied to him saying his wife was having an affair so that she could trick him into sleeping with her?"
"Uh, no. She just said he took her uh..." Johnny turned red, not wanting to continue.
"That might be true, I don't know." said Elizabeth. "But Lulu decided she wanted him in spite of his being married and her stepbrother, and then paired up with Diego Alcazar." Seeing his expression, she said "Let me guess, she never mentioned her connection to him, either."
"Just that he had been obsessed." he said.
"With Georgie, not her. The same woman who was married to Dillon." she pointed out gently. "As for abandoning her, he didn't do that in spite of everything she had done. It destroyed his marriage. Now I don't like Maxie, never have. Sorry Mac."
The former commissioner just nodded in understanding. "But Lulu likes to pretend she is better than Maxie after what Maxie did with Lucky, but she frequently forgets her own past. Dillon supported her, didn't want her to have an abortion and was even going to give up his dreams of being a director for the baby and her. Georgie and Dillon never recovered from it. So I would suggest you take anything else Lulu said with a grain of salt."
"Why lie though, it's not like there weren't others who could tell me me the truth?" he asked confused.
"Not really." said Jason. "Diego was thought dead and now is. Georgie was thought to be one of his victims and Dillon left town before you even arrived. Add in that Spinelli went around calling her the blond one, it is a safe guess with his infatuation he would have never told the truth. Crap."
"What?" asked AJ. His brother looked furious.
"Mac, from what Spencer said during the investigation, Georgie liked Spinelli."
The older man closed his eyes. "God, I hope she is over that, or this is going to get ugly."
Elizabeth thought it through and said "No, I always thought it was more of a case of Spinelli was goofy, a bit like Dillon tended to be. I honestly think that after the damage done by Lulu sleeping with Dillon, after the mess with Sage; Georgie just set the romantic bar rather low. I don't think her heart was really engaged. More like..."
When she stood and moved to the door, Tom watched ready to follow as he got what she was thinking. Instead she had a emotional breakthrough and finished. "Spinelli couldn't break her heart. That was all it was about. Disappoint her, yes, but nothing more." When she walked out the door, Jason wanted to follow but she came back in minutes later with the brownies and had hot chocolate in her hand.
Handing it to Johnny she said "Drink this."
"Uh, why?" he asked looking doubtfully at the mug with the thick drink in it.
"It was Emily and my surefire way of dealing with lies via a Spencer/Cassadine." Jason relaxed when she didn't catch her voice in pain at the mention of his sister. He figured something had cleared in her heart, he just didn't know what.
"Getting back to the clue, there are people waiting for us." AJ reminded them so that Johnny could figure out a way to avoid the overly rich drink in his hands. He had seen his sister and Elizabeth drink that sludge more than once.
"As I was saying. Dillon always said that Roger Moor was the best Bond. Personally, I have always preferred Sean Connery." said Monica.
Elizabeth finally got it, taking the lap top to pull up Sean Connery's movies. "The Rock, starring A cage, specifically Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery. Alcatraz. The last clue is Alcatraz. They offer tours of the prison. I remember it from the movie."
"What about the bird man?" asked AJ.
"Bird Man of Alcatraz." said Mac. "Old movie. We probably have to find his cell or something."
AJ sat down and wrote out all the clues. "No, I think it is all right here. I don't think the actual places have anything to do with it. We just need to find the right starting point for this chase."
"What was the first clue again?" asked a suddenly pensive Elizabeth.
"Boston, smoot on a bridge." said Jason handing her one of the brownies. When she walked over and took out a piece of paper, he knew something was bugging her about the clues.
As she tried to work through things, she knew that the elusive answer was buried in her psyche. "I know that it is here."
"Why don't we sleep on it?" asked Audrey while Steven knew that Elizabeth was right, but he didn't get why it was tickling his brain as well.
"Wait, Elizabeth, I think the answer lies with us. Vacations as a family when we were kids. List all the places we went."
"San Diego."... "The Grand Canyon."... "Seattle."... "Anaheim when we went to Disneyland." ... "Alaska, remember what a disaster that one was."
"Wait, we know that the Jacks family has connections in Alaska. I remember Emily and I discussing it with him once, long before he married Carly." insisted Elizabeth.
"We don't need to do that." said Mac suddenly standing up.
"Do you have a place in mind?" asked Jason.
"Yes and I think it fits with the clues." replied Mac. "Bird Island and I have been there. Nothing on the Island except an old gold mine that the family used to own and a house, that was little more than a hut."
"But the clues?" asked Elizabeth.
"How to get there from the bigger island and we have to move now. We are talking about a spot mere miles from the Arctic circle and Russia."
Jason didn't want to leave, he was going to designate AJ and Johnny to go until Elizabeth came to him and said "Please, Jason. Bring them home. I will stay with Tom and Monica here."
"You might want have Monica with us, we might need medical help." said AJ.
"Then I am going, she is staying with grams and the boys." said Elizabeth.
"NO!" said Jason. "We are not taking you, I am not having you in danger."
"Jason, I get the feeling it is important for it not to be Monica. I can't explain, please trust me." she said reaching out for his arm.
"Eliz.." his voice trailed off, he could read her determination in her eyes and knew that nothing he could say would change her mind. "I don't like this."
"Neither do I, but I have another idea." she said. "Mac, how long will this take us?"
"A day and a half to fly there, a couple of days to get to the Island, just to be safe. Then the return trip to Italy, about the same."
"We aren't coming back. We go to Port Charles. I think it is time." Tom said. He knew Elizabeth was ready, this meeting had proved that. "I think Mom, Steven and Monica take the kids back to Port Charles while you are getting those we love back."
"May I ask why I am not going to Alaska, I am a doctor." Steven pointed out trying for reason.
"Steven, technically speaking you are also a cop." said Mac with a look at Morgan. "Go to Port Charles, start clearing out the debris. Trust me on this."
"You want to take my baby sister with you into danger. My sister who is the mother of two boys, instead of me?" he said emphasizing the boys.
"Yes." was all Elizabeth said "Steven, please. Grams is going to need your help. Monica, you do understand why, don't you?"
"Yes, I don't like it. I will just look at it as getting to spend some time with my grandsons." she said. "When are you all leaving?"
"As soon as I can arrange a flight." said Jason. "We will take you with us as far as Seattle, given the boys time with us." he said.
"Steven, do you know how to handle a gun?"
Seeing the heads turning, Mac said "We don't know where Jerry Jacks is, and who to trust. I want everyone to be prepared."
"Do you think he will go after the boys?" asked Audrey.
"He already did. The second kidnapping." said Elizabeth. "Plus, I don't trust Lucky or his family not to try something."
"He is no longer a cop, so she is right about Spencer, but Jason, what about some of your men?" asked Tom.
"There is no one I trust, not right now." he admitted. "At least not that I can get here that quickly."
"What about Francis?" asked Elizabeth.
"Dead, Sonny messed up a deal. Francis was caught in the crossfire." he said reaching for her hand.
"I need to make a call. Elizabeth, I think we need to send your father to Port Charles. That might shake things up a bit enough to cover them."
With a heavy sigh, she said "Fine."
Monica went to make a few calls, then returned. "I arranged for Ned to come home and Dillon will be joining him in a few days. Tom, what about Tommy?"
"College in Ireland." he said. "We need to get more people home."
Mac got off the phone and said "Taken care off. Frisco and Felicia are heading home as we speak. Robert is trying to locate Anna and I already asked Sean Donnally for support."
Johnny didn't know most of the names, but saw everyone else seemed to. "What next?"
"Guns." said a grim Mac. "Medical supplies and we might need to arrange an ambulance on standby. AJ, do you have any idea how many people?"
"Honestly, no." he said. "We came up with a possible list of people who died after Jerry came to town. We had Emily, Georgie, Leticia and some Cooper Barrett at the hands of Diego. Logan Hayes, Trevor Lansing, some nurse named Leyla Mir, and Claudia Zachara, but she didn't die until after I escaped."
"There is someone else." said Monica. "Your father."
Both of her sons turned to look at her, shocked to discover she was correct. "You're right, but I don't seen any reason he would grab dad."
"Yet you do for the others." said Johnny.
Nothing was said, as they all went to sort things out. Epiphany went with AJ to pick up the medical supplies while Elizabeth and Jason quickly dressed the boys telling them they were going on an airplane again.
As they quickly packed up, Elizabeth took a look around, then suffered through her brother and uncle checking her burns. When they both declared her well enough, she thanked Tom. "Are you going to stick around?"
"Yes, there are a few things that need to be straightened out in Port Charles. I had a long talk with Jeff a couple of days ago and he pointed out something that I am going to take care of while home."
AJ took Jason aside once they were on the plane, both brothers agreeing that his return should be kept quiet until they had a better read on Michael. "Are you sure you are okay with your family going home without you."
"No, I don't want them to do that, but Elizabeth is right about us needing her. We have no idea who we are going to find."
"Mom, will protect her grand-kids with her life." he reminded Jason.
"I am just afraid that might become necessary." replied Jason. "I don't know if Johnny's head is screwed on straight and we have too many loose cannons left loose running around there."
"So we stage our return. Get the truth out, tell them how things are going to be then we deal with them as they break the rules." said AJ. "No mercy."
"Agreed." said a grim Jason.
As the plane winged its way west, Elizabeth felt the warmth of Jason curling up around the boys and her. Taking a very small first step, she reached out and pulled his hand into hers.
!!*!!
When dawn broke in Port Charles, Patrick who had had a restless night with his wife gone to help her cousin, he hurried to work. He couldn't wait until Epiphany returned from her vacation, he hadn't noticed how much she had taken care of keeping things under control.
Seeing two men in suits waiting in his office, he said "May I help you gentlemen?"
"Yes, I am Edgar Dent, the new hospital administrator. I was told to report to you as soon as I arrived today." replied the older gentleman. "This is Mr. Pugh."
Holding out his hand, the younger man said "I am the new hospital attorney. We have much to discuss."
"I don't understand. When was Miss Steed removed and by whom?" he asked. "No one cleared it with me."
"The new owners move quickly. It might take some getting used to. Here, this is a copy of our orders." he said handing him the letter.
Patrick felt his eyes widen. No one turned away because of ability to pay, remodeled offices, a private nurses lounge, a real clinic down by the docks. Expanded daycare including an outside play area, and best of all a raise for the nurses. Opening the letter addressed to him, he leaned back in shock.
"Uh, thank you gentlemen, do you need me to show you to your offices?" Patrick felt like he had fallen down a rabbit hole as all his wants for the hospital had been met.
"No, we have already been there." replied Mr. Pugh.
Robin entered her husband's office and hugged him telling him about Maxie and the breakup. "She said she slept with Lucky. That it made her realize some things. I hate to say, most of it a little too late."
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"She said she finally understood Elizabeth. That she ruined her life for nothing, but in true Maxie fashion said that Elizabeth was better off without Lucky and should never had taken him back. I have to tell you what Spinelli has been up to though."
"Why do I think I am not going to like this?" he said.
"He has been tiptoeing through the medical files for months." said Robin furious to see that Patrick didn't seem upset.
"Oh, I know. The new police commissioner and a technician from the WSB have been tracking him every since the night Elizabeth died. I asked your mother to arrange it." he said.
"Why didn't you tell me?" she pouted.
Kissing what he considered to be an adorable pout away, he said "Because you had jumped on the crazy train of being Sam McCall's lead pimp. Then after you fell off I didn't get a chance."
"Sorry, temporary insanity. I have no excuse. I sat on Elizabeth's porch this morning. The new owners thought I was crazy. But after Maxie's confession, I just needed to feel close to her." she said. "I can't help wondering if she was alive what she would say about all of this. I miss her, I miss just having her next door."
Hugging his wife, he said "I have some news of my own. Nik sold the hospital."
"What?" she asked stunned. "How can he do that?"
"I don't know. I just received a letter from the corporation that owns us now, they said they will be sending an executive in two weeks. They already fired Sneed and my guess is Alexis. We have a new administrator and attorney."
"Wow, this can't be good." she replied. Taking the offered letter, she read it and saw the name.
Walking to the computer, she ran them and nothing came up. "They are a private corporation, that is all it says on their web page."
"Too bad things ended with Maxie, for once we could have used Spinelli's help." said Patrick.
"She said he is staying at Jake's. Why don't you go and ask him to look into it."
!!*!!
Sam was woken up by the sound of someone knocking at the door. Opening it, she saw Cody Paul standing there. "What do you want?"
"Jason wants you to visit, now." he said then walked away. When Sam arrived, she saw Carly leaving. Both women glared at one another, before Sam went in.
"I don't like seeing her here." she whined.
"Too bad, you know the deal. I want to hire you." Johnny was taking pleasure in screwing with their heads.
"For what?" she asked intrigued.
"Nothing too strenuous. Some research, without Spinelli please." he asked. "Maxie and he broke up after he found out she was sleeping with Lucky. He has already called me twenty times this morning alone. DONT GIVE HIM MY ADDRESS, GO IT?"
Moving to stand in front of him, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down to kiss him, but he stopped her and said "Sorry, a little tired from last night."
Swearing, she left and went straight to the office. Making calls, she found herself getting nowhere. Going to her closet, she found the perfect outfit and went to make the rounds.
Johnny O'Brien called Jason's second in command, "Where is she?"
"The hotel. Michael is at the warehouse, like you asked. Do you want me to keep an eye on Carly or him?"
"Teach Michael paperwork, that ought to keep him bored enough. I will be in around noon." Johnny then hurried to Morgan's secret safe house and found the package waiting for him. Opening it, he swore when he figured out what it meant. All hell was going to be reigning down on Port Charles in a couple of days. He was under orders to arrange for all the principal players to be at the Metrocourt Hotel in a week.
Patrick entered the bar then asked Coleman where the geek was. Pointing with the ball point pen he was using to place his order with, he added quietly "Kid is losing it. Tossed his lap top down the stairs earlier after getting drunk last night. As soon as I reach Morgan, I want the little cretin out of here."
Looking at the bartender who had a cold expression on his set face, Patrick asked what is going on.
"Kid is talkative when drunk. Confessed to doing a lot of damage to his boss and Miss Webber. Things that poor woman didn't deserve. Morgan either gets him out, or I will call the cops, no matter the consequences." Coleman didn't like people messing with the women who came into his place and Elizabeth Webber had always treated him with respect in spite of knowing his past.
"Like what?" he asked dangerously.
Telling the doctor about forgetting to forward calls, taping calls between the two, tailing Morgan or Elizabeth to inform Sam where they were. "The worst. He faked some records about Jake Morgan. Yup, I said Morgan. Little shit and Morgan's pet whore are banned from here. He knew that Sam told that pill pusher you went to school with, Devlin about Jake being Morgan's. What the hell is he doing screwing the woman who hurt his kid?"
Patrick felt his hands shaking with rage when he thought about the past few months and calmed down. "I have got to go."
Spinelli saw the head doctor leave without a word and knew that his adored had to have told him what had happened. He had to convince his dream girl that it didn't matter. That he would forgive her mistake like his master had his soul mate.
Hearing high heels, Coleman looked up as Sam entered the bar. Walking from behind the counter, he approached and said "You need to leave. I don't want you in my place."
"Excuse me?" she asked. "Did you lose your mind?"
"No, maybe Morgan has. Or the blood rushed down to his balls and away from his brain. Either way, I don't give a shit. Get the hell out and take your pet with you."
"What?" she asked stunned.
"I know, I know what you did to poor Elizabeth Webber's sons and that your little freak over there covered it up. Tell Morgan he isn't welcome either. Now take him and get out." he said walking to the door. "NOW!"
Gathering a blubbering Spinelli, she said "I don't know what it is that you think you know..."
Sam was sure that Jason would kill him for talking to her like that and she couldn't wait for it to happen, he was nothing and was only allowed to live because Morgan and Corinthos let him.
"I know that your ass belongs in a jail cell or better yet under it. That Morgan needs to have his balls cut off and that your freaky friend needs his fingers cut off. Spinelli, a word to the wise, if you can't hold your tongue when drinking don't pick up a glass."
Slamming the door, Coleman knew he might have just destroyed his business but he had been saving for the last few years, well aware that the mob in Port Charles was on shaky ground.
Sam got Spinelli into the car, then drove to get them some coffee. "Okay, what did you tell him?"
"Nothing, I swear." said Spinelli as he tried to recall the previous night.
"Fine, get on that computer of yours, find out all you can about a man named Johnny O'Brien. He used to work for Jason." Sam didn't believe him but she needed his help right now. After words she would tell Jason so he could deal with the kid.
"I can't." he said his lower lip trembling. "My lap top exploded yesterday while talking to Jason. It just went pop. Then my spare went down the stairs this morning."
"Well, buy another." she said.
"I don't have any money." he said.
Sam swore and drove to the nearest computer store. Handing over her credit card, she was pissed to find out she was overdrawn. Taking out the cash, she paid the man then called Bernie. "I need my cards taken care of."
"I will take care of it when I get the time." he said. Which was never under Jason's orders. He then preceded to go back to draining all the money from his accounts and tucking them away in Italy just like he had been ordered. Sam's business credit card had been furnished by Jason, but the woman had tried to take advantage of his generosity and had been using it for personal items. Jason had been pissed about that since before his accident.
!!*!!
Carly saw Jax approaching with the kids. "Jax, I would like..."
"Only with the court ordered supervisor. Go away Carly."
"Morgan, come to Mommy." she said then flinched when her son moved closer to Jax. "Sweetie, Michael misses you."
Burying his head in Jax's arm, he whispered "Can we go now?"
Turning the stroller over to the Nanny/guard, Jax picked up the ten year old. "Carly, go away."
Once they were in the car, Jax held a crying Morgan and said "Are you okay?"
"No, Michael was right. She chose him over us. She always chooses him."
"No, that isn't what happened." said Jax. "Your Mommy is a little confused right now, that is all. She will get some help just like she did last time. I promise." He would make sure of it if he had to have her kidnapped and taken to an insane asylum.
Johnny arranged for Carly and Sam to meet at GH, hoping they showed themselves for who they were then went to see Sonny in prison. Here was the only person he was worried about figuring out the truth, but like usual his former boss was all about himself.
"When are you going to get me out of here? I need to see Olivia and try to fix things?" he asked as he paced back and forth. "They are keeping me drugged, so that I don't lose it, but if you don't do something. I am not going to survive."
"Sonny, I am working on it. But this new police commissioner went through and fired all of our people. No charges were filed because their witness refused to testify but we have no one on the inside." He knew that Raynor had gotten the information from Sam when she had made plans to leave town, too bad it had fit right into his current plans.
"Who was this insider?" he snapped. "I want them dead. They are costing me time to fix things."
"Sonny, I am bit a busy. You have no idea the damage you did to Michael, what the heck were you thinking?" he asked knowing that Sonny had to be expecting the attack.
"He isn't my son. He should have never have been." In Sonny's mind, Dante's death had to fall on Micheal's shoulders. It couldn't be his fault, he was a good father.
"You were the one who stole him away from me." he snapped knowing he wasn't pissed enough to fake that one but tried.
"Jason, I did what I thought was right. Carly was pregnant with my child, I just couldn't allow AJ to win." He said holding out his hands in supplication.
"Win? Is that what it was to you? Winning? What about it being about a boy needing a father?" he asked stunned in spite of not being Jason.
"That isn't what I am saying. AJ killed my child." he said self righteously.
"Oh my god. So it was a child for a child, just like he claimed." said Johnny sick to remember his part in this mess. "You should consider yourself lucky you are in here. If you want out, find another way. I am not lifting one finger to get you out."
The younger blond hid when he saw his Uncle leaving the prison before entering and asking to speak to his father. Sonny was expecting Morgan since his father had promised to bring him to visit, he wasn't happy to see Michael at first until the blond started to rant about Jason.
With a slight nod, Sonny decided his plan was perfect and it would allow him to take a small slice of revenge on the only one of his wives he had ever loved for betraying him.
"Michael, sit down. Be quiet." When the blond did so, he said "It was all a plan. Jason and I did this so that I can get out, but now your mother has convinced him to let me stay here to keep us apart. I thought if I disowned you they would relent."
Sonny's mind was racing, he had to come up with a plan. "I am going to get myself transferred to GH. I need your help getting out of here. Don't trust anyone. Okay?"
Nodding the blond left, sure in his father's love. If he had heard his father's telephone call hours later, he would have been furious. "Use the kid as a scapegoat."
!!*!!
Jason and Elizabeth had tucked the boys into bed at the hotel in Seattle. Sitting at the foot of the bed, they didn't notice the brown eyes of the boy pretending to sleep.
"I hate the time I lost with all of you." he said "My sons, they are growing up so fast. It kills me when they call me Jason."
"I am sorry, god so sorry about that Jason." she said feeling the tears start.
"Don't be. We will come out of this, we have to. I can't believe that we were forced to deal with so much pain only to lose each other." he said wiping the tear slowly painting her cheek. "I want a fresh start. We need to keep talking dealing with the pain of the past if we are going to try again."
"Let not use the word try, okay." she said. "You know, you are right. I was destroying you then, myself as well. I lived in pain. Maybe we just weren't ready yet."
"I think we were, we just had too many lies surrounding us. We don't have that anymore. No more Lucky and Carly obligations, no more shadows." he said.
"It won't be smooth sailing, but we have to be open, honest with one another. No more I will do whatever you want." she said to him. "We both decide together."
"I agree. I just hate to disappoint you." he said looking into her eyes.
"Jason, you have only ever done that by not making a decision when I asked. I know that I am going to have to make some changes as well. I just have one request. Let me face Lucky on my own. It's important for my recovery." she said.
"I will not interfere but I want to be in the building if not the room." he said. "Mainly for safety reasons."
Holding his hand, she said "No, I will have Johnny Zachara there. I don't think my uncle or my brother will scare him, but I think Johnny might." she agreed. Seeing his expression, she said "What?"
"It's just... I uh, ... well, I think he is developing a crush on you." he finally admitted. Seeing her laugh, he said "He is."
"No, he isn't. I think it is more like he trusts me, and I don't think he has a lot of people in his life he does trust. I think you and I are it." she said.
"He kidnapped our sons." he said.
"No, he actually took them to safety. I thought you were okay with this?" she asked leaning on the foot board.
"I was." he said. "Now I am not. I just think he needs a girl friend. One far far away from you."
With a chuckle, Elizabeth kissed his cheek, not ready to deal with anything more intimate. "You are worrying about nothing. Let's go get Georgie and who ever else is there, then we can worry about Johnny's love life, okay?"
Mac had been talking to AJ, the blond had been having headaches since they arrived. Seeing the couple entering he asked "Morgan, what are you going to do about your hair?"
"Nothing. At least until after we return home. Then if Elizabeth doesn't like it, it goes." He said looking at the woman he wanted a future with.
"I liked your hair when it was a bit longer before, but the blond is certainly a weird statement." she said looking at AJ. "Why that blond?"
"Revenge." he said. "Now Mom and Mrs. Hardy are sleeping. Epiphany arrived last night in Port Charles. You dad is should get there in the morning."
"Why are you happy about that?" asked Elizabeth.
"Oh, admiring what guilt and anger can do as a combination. Your Uncle Tom revved him up for a battle with Lucky and Nik."
"Great, just great." said Steven. "Dad has a lot of repressed anger at what went down with Elizabeth, we had better hope that neither Spencer nor Cassadine needs surgery, he won't use anesthetic.
!!*!!
Carly had had enough of Sam, she had just left GH where Sam had been bragging about the four rounds with Jason. She had heard the same thing the day before from the man himself when he claimed he was too tired. Lying she had told Sam, they had made liberal use of the kitchen and the shower.
Seeing her cousin's entering she asked "Well?"
"Maxie and Spinelli are at an end. Thanks for the funds." said Lucky as he picked up the money on the desk.
Lulu just sat down, she had no intention of helping Spinelli until he wanted revenge and came to her.
Ethan on the other hand, said "I took all of Sam's money away. She is over extended on her credit card and as to the true father... I think it might be your exes. She has visited Sonny repeatedly at Pentonville.
Wanting to say Sonny wouldn't go there again, Carly thought about it and knew he would. She would just pay a visit to the man and tell him that Johnny Zachara was Sam's baby's father. He would dismiss her then.
"Fine, Lulu, I have a need of Spinelli's services, can you find a way to have him research who this Siena Investments is that took over GH."
Agreeing, Lulu left and went to track down the geek. Seeing him sitting with Sam outside of Kelly's, she asked "Why aren't you inside?"
"Your aunt is in there and banned us." said Sam.
"I need your help, for Nik's sake. He had to sell GH, we were hoping you would look into it. After all, he is your cousin." she reminded Sam who cheered up. She had forgot that fact and now knew where she could stay.
Calling Nik, she soon got herself invited over along with Spinelli. The geek was doing the research for Lulu and his host. "Nothing."
"How is that possible?"
"Private corporation, owned by a holding company." replied Spinelli with a shrug.
"What about the investors, they have to be filed with the SEC, look there." said Nik seeing a way to get his money back.
"I did, it tracks to a British holding company, to an Italian Holding company, to an Egyptian holding company. Whoever this is, is good." he said. "Last address I found is for a company in Switzerland where those things aren't public."
Gritting his teeth, Nik said "Give me the names of the companies."
"Just variations on a theme after Siena. They all have some version of the word glass in them. Verre Rouge, in Switzerland. Rode glas in Dutch. Vetro Russo in Italian."
"A communist company?" asked Sam. Nik rolled his eyes, something was tickling the back of his mind and her stupidity ruined it.
"No." he snapped as it went away. Calling Alexis he asked "Red glass, does it mean anything to you?"
"No, why?" she asked while watching Kristina and Molly playing with Jax's two kids. Listening to his explanation, she said "I don't know it, but try your uncle's files. He kept very thorough records on those companies that were connected to your grandmother and various other businesses in town."
Nik hated to rely on Sam and Spinelli but he had no one else to help him. Leaving them to start work, he went to town and talked to Lucky. "You are right, it's familiar. But why would they want to destroy you?"
"I was thinking that it might be Jax. Could he think I am helping Carly?" asked Nik.
"No, it doesn't ring any bells." said Lucky as he went into Jake's.
"Spencer, turn around and exit. You are no longer welcome here." said Coleman.
"What?" asked Lucky stunned.
"You too, Cassadine. I am clearing out the riff raff and along with that whore of a cousin, her pet geek and his boss, you two plus your sister are banned. Now leave."
"You can't talk to me like that." drawled Nik.
"Really, from what I hear you barely have a pot to piss in. Makes you wonder, just who would want to take out the Spencers, the Cassadine's and the town mobsters."
Leaving Lucky said "There is no connection to all those groups. I mean Carly is to the mob and my family. Sam is to you and the mob. He is talking out of his ass."
Nik thought about it, and knew that the sleazy bartender was right. Going down the list, he couldn't find a common thread either. Deciding he needed to talk to Jason Morgan, he called and arranged a meeting.
"How did you know someone wanted to buy the hospital?" he demanded the minute he saw Jason.
"The bank you did business with, they do business with us. They said someone bought your mortgage." replied Johnny. "Why?"
"What enemy do the Spencers, you and I have in common." he asked.
Johnny his his smile and said "Well a better answer would be who have all three of us ruined. I can't think of anyone, but ask yourself. What bad behavior have you been up to lately?"
Nik thought about it on the shuttle ride home, then went to the study. "Who has Morgan pissed off lately?"
"What?" asked Spinelli. "My master has been in the deep sleep, it would have been Mr. Sir's doing.
"Whoever this is, they are after the mob, the Spencers and my family."
"The Zacharas. Johnny was behind the warehouse explosion." said Sam. "There is no one else. Things have been quiet."
"Maybe Jerry Jacks." mumbled Nik as he left the room never seeing the twosome behind him starting to panic.
"We need to find a scapegoat, quickly if it is Jerry. He has too much on us." stated Sam.
"But who?" Spinelli thought about it and knew it had to be someone no one would expect.
"How about.... well, he doesn't believe it is the Zachara's, what about.... I know ... Who can we use?"
"The only connection to all three I can find is Elizabeth Webber but do you really see Granny Webber getting the money to finance a company takeover." He said disdainfully.
"We could use the Quartermaines, as accomplices." she said. Then sighed and said "No, Tracy has been defanged by Luke's arrest and Edward is too old. Who else?"
"I have no idea. It's not like anyone would care that she died." said Spinelli who had a sense of dread, then dismissed it. Jason was here, happy with Sam and Carly. He wouldn't do that.
"True, but her brother works for the FBI and I owe him for helping Sonny take my little girl. Find out where he is. Lucky saw him in Colorado someplace."
Doing some checking, Spinelli said "You might actually be right."
"Don't act so surprised." she snapped then admitted she didn't know what he was talking about.
"Turns out the Webber's weren't poor or unknown. Did you know about Elizabeth's family?" he asked as he read the articles on the male doctors Webber. "Turns out they have money."
Calling out to Nik, Sam said "Does anyone in the Webber family know about your affair with Elizabeth?"
"No. why?"
Telling him their theory, she saw his smirk. "What?"
"Jeff Webber could care less about his daughter and Steven was more worried about his career. They don't have the power to do this." Nik knew that Liz's family had abandoned her years ago.
Meanwhile, Lucky had gone to do some reconnaissance at GH and saw his Aunt talking to a man who looked vaguely familiar. "They will be arriving this week. Turns out they had gone ahead to their vacation spot with Elizabeth's friend. Audrey and Steven are with them now along with the boys grandmother."
Lucky left, then called Nik to ask for his help. "My son is coming into town this week. I want to have Alexis file possession papers."
"Don't you mean custody?" Turning he saw Epiphany Johnson standing there. "You should back off before you get hurt, Mr. Spencer. You have a lot to lose."
"No, I am claiming my child, in spite of Elizabeth trying to run off with him. She nor her family doesn't have that mob attorney to hide behind anymore. And I have Alexis Davis on my side." He said with a smug grin.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." said Jeff Webber from where he stood. "Mr. Spencer, I have been looking for you. Here."
Taking the paper, Lucky glared at the words and crumpled them up. "That won't matter for long. You can't keep my son away from me. He belongs to me."
"His father is Jason Morgan. I am sure that you remember that." said Jeff. He was in on it and couldn't wait to meet the man who had screwed this whole plan up according to his brother.
Around town, people were getting nervous, things were happening and no one knew who to trust. Except two women, they both trusted only one man. The man who would never betray them. After all deep down, Jason loved them best.
TBC