Jake looks up and Liz, shocked by what she just said, "What?"

"Why are you sitting here with Sam?" she asks again, a little sweeter this time as if she could sense Jake's unease. "I'm having coffee and talking with a friend. Is there a problem with that?" he asks.

Liz can tell he is getting a little upset so she has to think of something fast to cover up her outburst. "No of course not but I thought you were going to turn yourself in today." She glances at Sam. "Have you not done it yet?"

"No. Actually I'm not going to be either. The commissionaire stopped by your place today to let me know that they caught the person who is actually responsible. It was Carlos." He finishes.

"So you're not going to go to prison?" Liz asks, hopeful. "No," Jake stands up and takes her hands. "And as I just told Sam, I'm also going to stop working for her father." Elizabeth is ecstatic. Not only is she getting a future with Jason but now he is doing what she always wanted, he's getting out of the business. "Are you serious? No more danger?" she asks eagerly. "Nope," Jake smiles. "I'm actually going to head over there now."

Sam stands up as Jake is headed for the door and says "That's probably not a good idea." Elizabeth whips around and glares at Sam. "How the hell does she think she is?" Liz sneers to herself. Sam clears her throat before continuing, "My dad is in a really bad place right now so if you could wait to tell him all this I would really appreciate it."

Jake can tell by Sam's tone that something is wrong. He walks back over to the table and asks "What's wrong, Sam?" Sam takes a deep breath before she says

"It turns out that Olivia's baby way actually my dad's. She gave birth at the Metro Court right after the Nurses Ball." She says softly.

"Well that's a good thing isn't it? I mean you have a new little brother or sister."

"Brother. It was a boy." "Was?" Jake asks softly.

"The baby didn't make it. And it's my fault that he didn't." she says with tears streaming down her face.

Nikolas hangs up from his phone call. His eye is again caught by the picture of Lila sitting on his desk. He picks it up once again and stares at it. He closes his eyes and leans his head back against his chair and thinks back to the first time he met his cousin's daughter.

*Flashback*

Nikolas steps into the living room of the beautiful rustic house in Italy. He looks around the room and sees that there are no pictures on the walls or any of the end tables. It's as if no one lives there. Just then a woman that looked to be middle aged comes into the room and walks over to him. "Hello. My name is Silvia. You must be Mrs. Cassadine's grandson, Nikolas." She put her hand out for him to shake. "Yes," he takes her hand "I am. And I was hoping that I could see Lila for myself," he demands.

"Of course. Right this way." She turns to show him the way. He follows her down a long hallway of the house and asks "How long has Lila been here?" "All her life. Your grandmother brought her here the week she was born. She hired me the week after."

Nikolas was shocked by her answer. "And you never questioned anything about the situation?" he asked.

"Mr. Cassadine, I am not paid to ask questions. I am paid not to ask them." She says.

"So what are you to her? He "mother" or her grandmother?" he asks.

"Neither. Lila calls me by my name. I am her caretaker. She has been home schooled all her life. She has never even been out the front door of this house."

"So she is a prisoner?"

"No. there is an extremely extravagant back yard to the house. Lila has always been more than happy with just that." She says in a natural tone.

"She is nothing more than a pet you are paid to take care of, is she?" he says appalled.

"Mr. Cassadine it is not in my job description to love her." They reach the end of the hallway which leads in to a very large room full of books. This must be the library Nikolas thinks to himself. As he is scanning the room, his eyes fall on a young girl that is sitting by a window, reading a book. As if she feels someone watching her she looks up from her book and meets Nikolas' eyes. His breath leaves his body as she stares into the eyes identical to his cousin.

*End Flashback*