Okay, just a quick note, Adella isn't Johnny's mother. This is part of the next storyline, Sonny's Mother,
Maria Zachara and the truth about Liz's parents will be coming out. However none of the above are related to one another. They are like a tapestry, unravel one and the others start to come undone.
Brace yourselves, we are setting up for the Port Charles Hotel fire. I intend to have some fun with it. And I intend for some people to die.
Switching Places
Chapter 53
As the school year started, Elizabeth had her hands full between classes, actually working at the hospital and dealing with Lucky. He had been stalking her, but was being subtle about it. Never too obvious, but always there. He had once followed her and her guards to the safe house where she had been helping treat Maria Zachara. when the woman had disappeared he had almost been a suspect in her disappearance until Max had found her goodbye note under the sofa.
Jason had increased the number of guards, but they were still trying to use the law to deal with him. The restraining order had done no good. The worst part was that it was up for renewal soon and Diane had to fight to ensure that it stayed good.
It was the beginning of October, and she sat in class, waiting for her professor to finish handing back the papers she wondered why he didn't return hers. "Mrs. Morgan, I need a few minutes after class to discuss your paper."
As soon as she could reach the podium, she asked if there was a problem. "One of the fellows, who check the papers for me, insists that you plagiarized your paper."
"Excuse me?" She said in shock. "WHO said what?"
"They talked to the researcher who insists that she actually wrote this very report and that you stole her ideas."
"Dr. Vintors, my research for this paper came from my father and brother. They were working on a case at GH and I had access to their notes. This person is lying. Did you look at the notes?"
"Mrs. Morgan, she showed me the exact same set of notes, with her name on it. She e-mailed them to me."
"What about the fact that this patient was local. You can ask Alan Quartermaine, he oversaw my access to this information."
"Isn't Dr. Quartermaine your father in law, and the other two mentioned related to you as well I am afraid that this is no longer in my hands, it has to go up in front of the review board?" While he believed Elizabeth, he had been outvoted in committee.
"Who is accusing me of this, I think I deserve to know who it is that is trying to ruin my schooling?"
"I'm afraid that information is unavailable to you, until the hearing. Until then, you are on academic probation."
Stunned, she left the classroom, taking the note from her professor along with her. After checking on the policy, she called Diane Miller.
"I will check into it, I don't understand how someone can accuse you without you having the right to know his or her name." She insisted. "It's a shame your father left to return to Russia, but at least we have Alan and Steven to help plead your case."
Elizabeth went straight to Jason, needing some reassurance that this was going to be okay. Max sent in her, wondering why Elizabeth looked ready to pass out.
"Jason." She said, then everything poured out, as she sat trembling.
After listening, he called his parents, who told him they had already been informed. "Jason, I was there when she wrote all this information down. But it comes down to a case of she said/ he said since Maria Zachara disappeared."
When the woman had been being transferred to a secondary safe house, she had left. There had been a thank you note, saying that she had to leave in order to protect her family. The guard who had left her along, was now working in the warehouse in Miami, but knew that after his screw up he would never be trusted again.
Jason closed his eyes, wondering if someone was coming at his wife for something he did.
Carly got off the jet felling rejuvenated. It had been almost a month later, but AJ had fulfilled his end on losing the bet. A whole weeks shopping in Paris. With a slight smirk, she thought, well not a whole week. She had taken time out to visit Robin Scorpio and taken great pleasure in telling the witch that Jason was very happily married.
When Robin had scoffed and claimed that he wasn't over her, why else would he have married someone who looked just like her, Carly had sneered. "The only thing you two have in common is zilch. While you are a short, plain kind of thing, Elizabeth is truly the definition of the word petite and beautiful even without makeup."
"What about the similarities with our hair?"
"Lets see, straight short and thin, versus long curl and full. Yours is black; hers is several different shades of brown, gold and red. Make up all the reasons you want the simple fact is that Jason is in love with Elizabeth for herself, not because of you. You never even enter his mind."
"She must not be too secure, according to Brenda; she is suddenly studying medicine, trying to be like me." She said smugly.
Carly laughed "Does that name Webber or Hardy ring any bells in that brain of yours. Her entire family is involved in medicine. The reason for her deciding to add it to her studies, is because her best friend is Emily, Jason's little sister. She found out she had cancer mere days before Elizabeth decided to go into the nursing program."
Robin had just wrinkled her eyebrows a little, then rather smugly suggested that she return home. "Sounds like she kissing up to the Quartermaines. After all, they loved it when I was with Jason." And they hated you. She thought to herself.
Shaking the thoughts from her conversation with Robin away, Carly turned to help Leticia get Morgan into the car. Sonny had kept Michael for the week, but Carly had insisted on talking to him every night and was returning with lots of presents for her little man.
Nik and Emily kept looking at the clock, then each other. "I will try to reach Jason; maybe he knows where she is."
Calling her brother, Emily smiled at her soon to be husband in more than word. "Jason, have you seen Elizabeth, she was supposed to meet Nik and I to discuss the wedding?"
Hearing his reply, her eyes widened, then she swore, getting Nik's attention. Hanging up the phone, she asked him to help her find out who was doing this and preceded to explain..
"I will ask Alexis to look into this. They can't just accuse her and not tell her anything."
"Elizabeth must be devastated." She said then seeing Lucky, asked if they should tell him.
"No, he seems to be accepting that she has moved on. Let's not give him a reason to interfere."
"Dr. Quartermaine, you wanted to see me?" Asked Steven.
Telling him what was going on, the blond said "The only other copy of those notes went to the clinic in Paris. Why would someone there allow them to be used elsewhere?"
Alan shrugged. "We have to locate your father, but the board is insisting on someone who isn't related to her give proof."
"We are all related to Elizabeth, what do we do now?"
"Find out what is going on, if we can figure out who gains with this, it might help. Can you get access to the files? There is someone I need to see."
Diane got off the phone with Lorenzo Alcazar who promised to get back to her. So far all she had found out was that Elizabeth's professor had gone to bat for her, but had been overridden by the advisory board.
"Miss Miller, Dr. Alcazar is on one two." Said her annoyingly perky assistant.
"Lorenzo, this was rather quick."
"I talked to someone on the board. The accusations are considered gold plated. It was a former student. They are well respected in their field. He could not give me a name, but did say that she graduated from the local high school, attended school here a while, but left."
"How did she have the notes?"
"All I saw were e-mails, but she agreed to bring the originals to the hearing. She is demanding that Elizabeth be kicked out of the program."
"So I have to find out who has a grudge against Elizabeth, with that criteria."
"No, that is the reason this is considered so cut and dried. The reports to be verified were sent using student numbers, not names. This woman has no idea who Elizabeth is."
Steven called his former classmate, who assured the doctor that on their end, no one other than the researchers had access to the notes.
"One of my colleagues is going to be in your areas, next week. Maybe she can help."
"Send me the information. I have to find out who has it in for my sister."
"Why did your sister have access to this anyhow?"
"She was nursing the private patient that was involved. It was her and my father that had the breakthrough."
"Sorry, I can't be of more help. Tell your sister that no one on our end is involved. In fact I think that Robin coming might help you. She thinks we have a leak someplace, which is why she is coming over."
"Thanks, Paul, I appreciate that."
Alexis, waited for the copy of the report, only to receive it with several areas blacked out. "This is no good; I need an original copy."
"Ma'am, that is copy written material, we can't just hand it. There are patents pending."
"Let me get this straight, someone is going to be kicked out of this program, but I can't access the material needed to defend her."
"That is correct ma'am. Since Mrs. Morgan has to have copies from when she copied them, she should have some." With that he dismissed the woman.
"My client didn't steal anything, but without those files, I have no way to prove it. So either you hand them over, or I find a judge to order you to do so."
"Ma'am, this isn't a criminal or civil case, but intercollegiate, your judge would have no say in these matters."
Smiling a smile that Taggert hated to see, she said "We will just see about that."
Carly had no sooner started to unpack than she heard the knock on her door. Seeing Alan, she let her children's grandfather in. "The boys are already in bed."
"I am here to see you. Did you hear about Elizabeth?"
"Yes, Emily and Alexis both told me. What can I do?"
"There is something off about this. Steven and Jeff Webber, as well as a former classmate of Steven's and one of the researchers are all that had access to these files. Yet this person claims to have a copy. I am hoping you can use your usual bull in a china shop method to help."
Alexis was putting Kristina to bed, while Mac finished dinner. When she returned to the kitchen she found the girls and him discussing the football season. "So, he has been kicked off the team for steroid use. His dad is still blaming me for it."
"Georgie, you are not responsible for his trying to drug your friend. I still can't believe that all he got was probation and they were going to let him play until he failed the test."
"I can, it's football." Sneered Maxie. "You should see the guys at PCU; they are so full of themselves."
"Enough about this, let's talk about some good news." Said Mac. "Alexis, how was your visit with Nik?"
"Stefan and he have things under control, but they did tell me something I need to discuss with all of you. Helena was sighted in Greece. Between that and Elizabeth's mess, we never got to talk about Halloween, like you wanted Maxie." She said apologetically.
"That's okay. If Helena is around, I want to change my mind anyway. There is no way I want to have a party on Spoon Island if she is going to crash it."
"Alexis, do you have any idea on this plagiarism mess?"
Johnny waited until the doctor had left, then snuck into his father's room. "So how are we today?"
"Johnny, they are keeping me here against my will."
"They are keeping you here until you are proven fit to stand trial. Then they are going to stick a needle in your arm and I will be there to watch you die." He said from the end of the bed.
Seeing his father start rambling and threatening, Johnny could only thank god that his erratic driving had gotten him arrested. It had take two officers and a police dog to do it, but Anthony Zachara was locked up in the state mental ward until such time as he was found capable of helping in his own defense.
Walking out, he nodded at the orderly who had let him in, then went to return the key for his former hiding place. Leaving a small note, he thanked the young nurse for letting him stay there. Not that she had been aware of it. He had alternated between here and the boxcars, showering when possible at the studio, and sleeping there when it was colder.
Johnny didn't understand why she owned a studio if she never used it. Making the first of the two stops necessary before heading out of town, he waited until the bribed guard brought in Trevor and smirked at the man. "How are you Trevor, how is life treating you?"
"What are you doing here Johnny?"
"I know what you did, I am hoping to return when they finally arrange for the state to kill you. But I will give you help, if you tell me where my mother's body is buried?"
Trevor had no idea where Maria had escaped to, but he needed the younger man's help. "Forest Lawn Cemetery New York City.
"You are a lying bastard. I know that she isn't in the crypt. I know about the bodies, the entire world knows about them, Trevor. How long do you think before Morgan or one of the other families takes you out?"
Jason escorted Elizabeth to the private room in Adella's. Sonny stood to greet the twosome then suggested a glass of wine.
"No thanks; can I just have a club soda? Elizabeth asked the waiter. Sonny worried about the dull-eyed expression on her face, as well as the furious on Jason's.
Waiting until the server had left, he asked "What is the verdict?"
"I have no way of proving my story. Alexis got the order from the judge, but all she got was the right for me to be defended by council. As well as the files, but not until the day of the review."
"You should have that right anyhow." He said reaching over to pick up her hand and squeeze it. "No one will believe this, Elizabeth."
"They already do, in fact, I have been asked to leave my study group." She said softly. "I understand it from their point of view; they don't want to be tainted by this. I just can't figure out how someone got a hold of these papers, then made them look like it was their work."
When Elizabeth excused herself to go to the ladies room, Jason looked up at Sonny and said "Someone is going to pay for this. I just can't figure out why?"
"What about having one of your men look into it?"
"Francis and Johnny already are. The problem is that the files show exactly what Alexis already has. The originals are being brought in only in time for the inquest."
Lucky waited, then as soon as the man locked the doors, he slipped over and picked the locks. Taking what he needed and the extra for the dealer, he once again grabbed a few extra items. This time a camera and one of the bottles of wine.
He had been amused to bring it to Wyndamere for dinner, last time he had taken one. Stefan would have choked on the fact the wine had been stolen from a drug store. Checking for security, he quickly left, getting back into his delivery vehicle.
As soon as he returned to the warehouse, he checked in with his boss, then left. Walking home, he entered Kelly's and soon was fast a sleep, dreaming of the day that Nik had to come to him for a job and he stuck him doing the dirtiest most disgusting job around.
It was what he deserved after telling Lucky that all he had available was delivering the fresh fish his boats brought in. Like he couldn't have given him some plush job supervising security for Cassidine Enterprises.
Chapter 54
Seeing Michael entering, Carly hung up the phone after talking to Jason about Elizabeth, "Hey little man, what's up? I thought you were going to see Harry Potter with AJ?"
"We did, but it was crowded at the pizza shop afterwards, so we brought it back here. Do you want some?"
Carly followed her son downstairs, amused to see Bobbie and AJ talking about diapers and feedings. "I think he should stay for the night, what about it AJ?"
"I did that this weekend, while I am more than willing to feed Morgan. I would not want to deprive you of changing his diaper." He said with a straight face.
"Thank you for your care and concern." She returned. "On a slightly darker subject, are you coming tomorrow?"
"I can't. I have to meet a client at the hotel. You know, this is someone trying to take credit for something Elizabeth did." Said AJ.
Carly looked at him; they hadn't looked at it from that angle. Reaching over, she dialed the number for Alexis, only to listen to Georgie saying "Alexis Davis Scorpios phone, she is unavailable at the moment, what my I do for you?"
"It' Carly. Tell Alexis I have an idea on the mess for Elizabeth."
Hearing Alexis and Georgie talking, she soon had the attorney on the phone. "Who gets credit for this?
"Just the subsidiary of some research tank. It was part of the deal for them getting the sample together so quickly to help the patient. Why?"
"I think this is about that, not the money, but ownership of the research."
Carly was sure she wasn't making any sense, but Alexis called out to Diane who appeared to be at her place and the two thanked her and hung up, saying she might be on to something and they needed the phone to check it out.
The advisory board entered the room, then asked the guard to open the doors. They had to make sure that this was an impartial and fair hearing. So they had been sure to invite the public in, even if the actual voting was done in private, they were determined to be fair and impartial.
Dr. Vinter walked over to Elizabeth, telling her that he was there for her. "You have been an excellent student, I don't understand how this happened, but I have great hope it will be cleared up today."
"Thank you." She said before taking her seat. Jason leaned over and reached for her hand, wanting to reassure her that all would be well. He had spent most of the night distracting her by riding the bike, but knew that it had not helped.
Seeing a frantic Steven entering, Carly walked over. "What is going on?"
"The expert I was hoping for never arrived on the plane. I have my father on call, he is furious that the research is being called into question."
"I agree, I just do--" seeing Carly stop talking he said what ?
"Nothing, I see someone I have to talk to." She walked down the stairs, and started through the door only to be stopped by security.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, no one is allowed through here."
"Could you please tell me if that was Robin Scorpio I just saw going past. I knew her when she lived here."
Carly was proud of herself, she didn't lie, but still got the information she needed. It had been Robin, why was Robin here in Port Charles and of more importance why was she at the university.
"Dr. Scorpio."
"Professor, thank you for taking this so seriously. I can't believe that someone accessed my clinic research."
"I have to admit that if anyone other than you had come to me about this, I would not have believed it. Did they explain how this works?"
"Yes, I am offering up proof about the patents, showing my empirical data. What about the student?"
"Your evidence comes first. Then we talk to her."
"I understand I am not going to be questioned about the technical part of the research. Just the origins of the paperwork?"
"Yes, also an attorney is representing her. Miss Miller will be relaying her questions to a professor of the students choosing who will do the questioning."
Diane and Alexis took out the notes they had uncovered. "Did you reach your husband's niece?"
"No, we only got her answering machine. Mac is going to keep trying. He is hoping that Robin can help. Did you-"
"Robin?"
"Yes, Robin Scorpio, Mac's niece. She works for the clinic." Alexis said to Steven, as they were all getting settled.
"Robin, is here. At least in Port Charles. She is who I have been trying to reach. She is the other assistant on this trial in Paris."
Carly froze, then thought quickly. "Diane, when did all this happen."
"What all this?"
"What day did they file the complaint against Elizabeth?"
Jason wondered at the urgency of the question. "Carly?" He asked.
Diane answered at the same time. "The same day you arrived home from Paris."
Carly turned white then said "that bitch!"
Two minutes later, she had drawn Diane off to the side, the redhead shook her head in annoyance, but Carly said "You just wait and see, Robin Scorpio is going to walk into this room and be the lead witness against her."
Jason caught what she was saying, but hoped she was wrong. If this was the result of Jason loving Elizabeth, he didn't know that he could handle it. His wife had been sick to her stomach for days, trembling with fear over what was about to happen.
Holding onto his hand when he returned, Elizabeth hated to let it go when they called the meeting to order.
Lorenzo Alcazar took his seat on the review board, grateful that he had been able to maneuver his way on. Seeing David Vinter nodding, he nodded back. Neither one of them was going to allow this board to railroad the girl out of this school.
We are here to discuss the academic plagiarism charges brought against Elizabeth Webber Morgan. Miss, rather Mrs. Morgan, what is your plea.
"Innocent. I also request my grades be reinstated and missing work wavered as a result of these charges." She said reading what Alexis had written for her.
"Okay, Professor Thomas as head of the medical department, please provide your evidence."
"Elizabeth Webber handed in this report on the medicinal benefits of several natural remedies in blocking the flow of certain drugs to the brain. This research is in regards to helping drug addicts going through withdrawal.
Included were several studies being carried out around the country, as well as one that she claims to have assisted on. The report is a large part of her mid term grade and required the students to be involved with a clinical study. In Mi-Mrs.. Morgan's report, she claimed to have treated a private patient, who wished to remain anonymous.
While in and of itself not wrong, it is a gray area. Requiring proof from the attending doctor. Mrs. Morgan's proof came from her father in law and brother. Not exactly reliable unbiased witnesses. However the research looked correct. When we ran the report through the database, a plagiarism note came up. According to the research doctor there is no way that Mrs. Morgan had access to their research that she had not been involved.
Enclosed is the report from the clinic in Paris, now I know that Mrs. Morgan is married to a very wealthy man and is from a very wealthy family, but I sincerely doubt they were flying her to Paris to take part in this study.
I will show proof from the researchers and in fact I have one of them here to testify. She was a student here and is beyond reproach. Her integrity speaks for itself."
Diane stood up and said off the cuff, after Dr. Vinter introduced her. "We are certain that you will find that this has all been a mistake and the result of an overeager lab doctor. Mrs. Morgan, is a nurse at General Hospital. While yes she has only taken to this career in the last few years she is no stranger to medicine.
Elizabeth, is the granddaughter of Steve and Audrey Hardy? In fact her grandmother is here today to support her. She is also the granddaughter of Lars Webber a man who once taught at this university. Her parents are doctors, her father is a world-renowned researcher in cancer. Her brother Steven is following in his father's footsteps. So now is Elizabeth.
Dr. Jeff Webber was in town to recently treat Elizabeth's best friend Emily Quartermaine who was suffering from breast cancer. While here he consulted on a case where the patient was going through withdrawal from a cocktail of drugs.
Elizabeth was the private duty nurse, helping the patient. You have seen the copies of this research, gathered by the Drs. Webber and Dr. Quartermaine. While it is unusual for a nurse to be allowed access to such information, Dr. Quartermaine allowed it since Elizabeth's fellowship is through the hospital.
While we do grant the Professors case that Dr. Steven Lars Webber and Dr. Quartermaine are not exactly unbiased witnesses, I would like to say they are both witnesses that have integrity. Dr Webber recently worked for Homeland Security and served a tour in Iraq, and Dr. Quartermaine is the chief of staff at GH.
Now as to this clinic doctor from Paris, I would like to state for the record that she can have no idea what went on in the lab here at GH while she was in Paris. Like has been said about Elizabeth, I sincerely doubt she flew here and sat in on every meeting.
I would like to add that once again, I think this is a case of a simple mistake being made in Paris. I think this doctor was concerned about the article her clinic is about to submit to the New England Journal of Medicine. Worried about that, she accused my client blindly without checking the facts.
After going through Elizabeth's academic record, the professor tried to put into play the record of his mysterious witness, only for Dr. Vinter to request that until the witness was in front of them, it be kept out of play.
Agreeing, they requested the first witness. The technician who ran the program that looked for plagiarism took the stand, where he explained the way it worked, then onto the similarities between the two documents.
Dr, Vinter got permission to have Diane question the witness. "Sir, the two documents is question, one is Mrs. Morgan's report, what was the second?
"An article for the November/December issue of the New England..."
"Is this available for just anyone at this point?"
"No, only the editors. The program we have gets issues early to prevent people from doing just this sort of thing. Turning in papers as their own beforehand to get credit."
Calling his next witness, Professor Thomas soon sat down, unable to shake Alan's testimony that Elizabeth had access to the material.
One last question, Dr. Quartermaine, why is the patient not available to testify.
Alan looked up at the man and said "I forgot you are a professor of medicine, not a doctor. Let me explain there is this thing called a patient's bill of rights, they call it the law in Albany. I cannot allow you access to that information. All I can give you is that she is patient number one in this study."
Diane tried not to smile. She had heard of the Quartermaine family's ability to be snarky but had not seen it yet.
"Dr. Quartermaine, I just have one question. Why did you allow Elizabeth access to this patient."
"The patient was the victim of being repeatedly drugged and raped by her captor. She was afraid of most males, and insisted on a female being there while she was going through withdrawal. "
"Sir, are there any so called unbiased witnesses to this case."
"None, really. Jeff, was the researcher, I was the attending and Elizabeth the nurse. Only Elizabeth and I had actual access to the patient."
Robin waited outside the doorway, she was next. She just wanted to assure herself that no one could put a claim onto all her hard work and research. Checking the time, she hoped she got finished before lunch. Her lab partner Paul wanted her to check in with his former roommate about something.
Professor Thomas walked out into the hallway, "My dear, I am afraid I have some bad news. They are going to allow this Miss Miller to question you."
"Fine, I have nothing to hide. If I need to, I can call my Uncle; his wife is an attorney."
"It should be fine. Shall we enter?" Robin entered the room, amazed to see so many people she knew there. Wondering why there was a large contingent of the Quartermaine family here, she was shocked when Alan looked at her and shock his head, before turning to ...turning her head to get a second look, she saw it WAS Carly.
Why was she here?
Soon seated next to her professor facing the teacher/judges, she waited to answer their questions, not realizing the sudden hush in the room.
Jason froze, he had not wanted to believe it, but it was true. Robin Scorpio was the witness. What did she think she was going to accomplish by this? Turning to Carly, he saw her reach over the bar, and grab Elizabeth's hand and mouth, I'm sorry.
Elizabeth shook her head that it was okay. And it was, at least they now knew what was going on. While she hated the pain from the last few days, she was grateful it was almost at an end.
Diane stood up, requesting a few minutes with her client.
Talking to Elizabeth, she nodded in agreement, then Alexis slipped out to call Mac.
Your honor, if I may ask the witness a few questions, we might be able to clear this up before lunch.
"Please join us in front."
Diane walked up, grateful that unlike a court of law, the opposing council wasn't at this meeting. Meanwhile Robin stood up looking for Alan again, she was hoping to talk to the chief of staff about the open research position.
Seeing Jason there, talking to Alexis as she entered off to the side, she smiled slightly. She was hoping to talk to him for a few minutes, hopefully while his wife was at the hospital. Waving when he looked in her direction, she froze at the hard look in his eyes.
She had been hoping that he had begun to forgive her for telling AJ the truth.
The provost listened to Diane Miller, his eyes widened, then taking the notes, read them. "Fine, if you can prove this, I will allow the questioning.
Professor Thomas took Robin through the copies of her reports, then quickly asked her about the notification on the plagiarism
"We received the warning, I went through the report, and it was almost an exact copy of one of our sets of patient notes. It was an outside patient, attended by Dr. Quartermaine here in town. My first guess was that they had no idea of my involvement in the study, or never knew of my connections to the Quartermaine family.
Professor Thomas stopped, she was connected to the Quartermaines, and he had been unaware of that. So was the accused. Turning around he realized that the provost had turned the floor over to Diane Miller.
Dr. Scorpio, I have just a few questions. Did you call Dr. Quartermaine and ask if he had allowed access to these records?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"The only people allowed access were the doctors."
"What about the nurse?"
"Most nurses don't have the medical understanding to be involved."
"Did you ask anyone here in town before contacting the school to charge someone with this?"
"No, I didn't." She answered.
"Dr. Scorpio, you mentioned earlier a connection to the Quartermaine family. In fact you used to date their son. Is that correct?"
"Yes, I did." She did not want Jason's reputation as a criminal to dirty her name in these proceedings so she just agreed.
"That would be Jason Morgan?"
"Yes, it was a long time ago, though."
"Did you get a visit from Carly Corinthos a few weeks ago, in fact two days before leveling these charges?"
Not sure where the woman was going with this, she said yes.
"Would you please tell everyone the content of that visit?"
"She came to visit telling me to stay away from Jason. That he was married to someone else. Just more of the same, then she left and I forgot all about it."
"Really, I can call her to the stand, would you like to amend that statement. Did you not then claim that Mr. Morgan married his wife because of a resemblance to you? Did you not belittle Elizabeth Morgan, then claim she was trying to be like you to keep her husbands attention?
Robin looked at Professor Thomas who just was shaking his head, then turned to the attorney and said "What does this have to do with anything?"
"Could you please answer the question?"
"Yes, that was the gist of the conversation, but like all confrontations with Carly, you have to go overboard to make you point.
"So it is just a coincidence that two days later, you level charges against Elizabeth. The daughter of Jeff Webber, who was involved in this case which they seconded you on. The sister of your lab partner's ex- roommate and the wife of the man you used to date."
Robin sat there stunned. The person who stole her files was Jason's wife?
"Would you like to answer the question?"
Getting no answer, Diane turned and said "I have an e-mail from Paul Edison, her lab partner to Steven Webber, sent a couple of hours ago. He was telling Steven that he hoped Robin could help clear his sister of these charges.
I would like to submit that charges against my client be dropped, her academic career expunged of these records and submit that her grade be reinstated. I think we can all agree this was a mistake brought by an over eager young woman, unaware of the facts.
Robin sat there stunned, what had just happened? Listening as the charges were dismissed, she was walking towards the hallway when she was stopped by Carly,
"What do you want?"
"You have no idea what I want, but to start with I want you to walk over to Elizabeth and apologize, then and only then will you even come close to having a tiny sliver of a chance at getting on plane back to Paris alive. You bitch!"
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