No this is not your imagination, yes this is actually an update. Shocked me too! I don't know where the inspiration bug came from but it did and this is the result. I'm going to try to keep it up and we'll see how long it lasts. I'm trying to wrap this story up and not leave you guys hanging. Thanks to everyone and anyone still out there reading this. You guys have the patience of saints and are truly AWESOME! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own the show or the characters.
"Oh you see Samantha, that's where you apparently are confused." Claudia says stepping forward so she's practically standing toe to toe. "I don't care if you plan to go willingly." And before Sam has a chance to react Claudia has struck Sam on the side of the head with the butt of the gun and just smirks when she crumples to the floor unconscious. "You're coming with me whether you like it or not." Dragging Sam back from the door Claudia then opens it and waves the two men standing in the shadows to come inside.
"The boat is ready." Claudia says her back turned as she starts to gather the little belongings she had into her bag. "One of you get the car and bring it around and the other will carry her out and place her in the trunk."
"Should we tie her up?" One of the men ask crouching down and picking up Sam's limp body while the other leaves to get the car like Claudia said.
"What good will it do for you to since apparently you suck at it." Claudia scoffs, still a little annoyed that Sam was proving to be a harder target than she had expected. "Besides she won't be with us much longer after we get to the docks, after that it won't matter."
Jason closed the door to the interrogation room quickly behind him and turned the lock. The lock wouldn't keep them out forever, Mac of course had a key, but it would give him a little more time. He was silent as he entered, only the click of the lock making noise, but that was enough apparently for Elizabeth to know she wasn't alone. Jason just stares as this woman, someone he barely recognizes sitting on the wrong side of that table.
"Jason thank god you're here." Elizabeth says breathlessly and pushing up from the table. "Mac thinks I caused the accident tonight on purpose, can you believe that?" Coming around the table she's already raising her arms to wrap around his neck. "You have to get me out of here!" She practically whines and just as her arms are about to reach him Jason captures them both in his hands and holds her out at arm's length. "Jason!" She shrieks.
"Elizabeth shut up." Jason says his voice full of ice.
"Jason, what is the matter with you?" She asks struggling to free her arms.
Not releasing her, but instead pulling her close so his face is close to hers, Jason just stares at her for a moment and tries to see if there's any chance Mac is wrong. That this really was a mistake and Elizabeth was innocent. But the fear raging in her eyes and the nerves running through her body are too obvious to ignore. Elizabeth was guilty as sin and now that Jason knew it, she wasn't going anywhere until Sam was found safe and sound. Anything else and she would pay, he'd see to it.
"Jason?" Elizabeth says his name as a question trying to pull away from him still, unsure of that look in his eyes that she had never seen before.
"Sit down Elizabeth." Jason finally says letting go of her arms roughly, practically shoving her back towards the table.
"Jason! What is the matter with you?" Elizabeth whines rubbing her wrists where Jason has left marks, slowly making her way back to the table like he said.
"Where is Sam Elizabeth?"
"Sam? Why in the world would I know where Sam is? I've been stuck here ever since that silly accident earlier." She rambles not looking him in the eye. "Can you believe how out of control Mac is acting, you know this is all Maxie's fault. That girl is seriously out of control, having her father detain me because I wrecked her perfect wedding? Please! From what I hear the reception was almost over and people were heading home. I hardly wrecked anything. Clearly over reacting and Mac is going along with it. Can you believe that?"
Jason let her continue on until finally her voice slowly faded out when she realized he wasn't really listening and obviously didn't really care for what she had to say. "Elizabeth I'm going to ask again." He says coolly. "Where is Sam?"
"Jason I already told you…"
"Don't lie to me again Elizabeth!" Jason shouts slamming his hands down on the table, causing her to flinch back from the table. "You had no business being anywhere near that reception tonight, but you were and because of the chaos you caused Sam was taken. That can't be a coincidence."
"You can't be serious."
"I'm dead serious."
"Jason I have no clue where Sam is." Elizabeth says, grateful that that at least was true. She didn't know what Claudia planned to do with Sam once she had her. She didn't want to know either, just as long as Sam never showed up again Elizabeth was happy.
Jason believed that, no way would Jerry trust Elizabeth with any information that could be used to track him. "But you know who does." There was a rattling at the door behind him, a clear sign Mac knew where he had gone and Jason knew he only had a few more moments to get his answers. "Elizabeth I don't know why you did what you did and I don't care right now. Just tell me what I want to know."
"Jason what do you want me to say." Elizabeth practically pleads with him, wishing he would just forget Sam and help her get out of this mess. Didn't he realize she could make him happy?
"Elizabeth!" Jason shouts at the same time the door opens and Mac, Maxie, Spinelli, and a couple of cops come barreling in.
"Alright Morgan get out of here right now before I lock you up for impeding in a police investigation."
"Mac come on!" Maxie wails. "Jason is just trying to get any information on Sam, which is exactly what you're trying to do!"
"Stonecold's only desire is the safe return of Fair Samantha, the same as yours. He means no harm to the work of the PCPD."
"That may be true, but he goes about getting his information in a different way than I'm comfortable with." When the two of them just continue to stare Mac shakes his head and points at the two officers standing in the room. "You two get everyone out of here that doesn't have a badge, now."
The officers nod their heads and start to lead a sullen Spinelli and an annoyed Maxie out of the room, but when they get to Jason he steps back from them. "Mac you can arrest me if you want to, but I'm not leaving here until I have some answers from Elizabeth."
"Morgan." Mac sighs. "Don't make me do this." Reaching for the cuffs in his pocket he has them pulled out when another person rushes into the interrogation room.
"Don't even think about it!" Alexis Davis says in her best lawyer voice and pointing at Mac.
"Alexis what are you doing here?" Mac says in confusion, the handcuffs forgotten.
Wide eyed and breathless from the run from the parking lot Alexis holds up a hand to catch her breath. "My oldest daughter has been kidnapped."
"I know Alexis, I have all my men working on it. You should be at home with Molly and Kristina, not here."
"I was, but I got a call from Diane, who got a call from Sonny, saying that Jason was on his way here and that he might need a lawyer."
"You're here as Jason's lawyer?" Mac asks even more confused.
"Diane can't make it and as his former attorney I am more than capable." Alexis says finally catching her breath and her composure.
"I completely agree Alexis, but why?"
"Because my oldest daughter has been kidnapped." Alexis says repeating herself.
"I'm sorry Alexis…" Mac starts to say, but she holds up her hand again to silence him.
"My daughter was kidnapped tonight and I believe Jason is the only person who has a chance of finding her and bringing her back alive. That is why I am here and that is why I'm willing to be his lawyer if you're seriously considering arresting him." And before anyone has a chance to speak she takes a step closer to Mac and speaks directly to him in a quieter voice. "Don't arrest him. I know you don't like him, I don't normally like him. But he is the one person in this world who loves my daughter enough to move heaven and earth to find her. He can't do that if you arrest him."
"Alexis." Mac says visibly struggling with what to do.
"Mac please." Alexis says in a pleading tone. "His methods may not always be honorable, but if that's what it's going to take to find her then so be it."
Sighing and rubbing the back of his head Mac looks from Alexis to Jason to Elizabeth and then back at Alexis. "I want everyone but nurse Webber, Morgan, and myself out of this room now. We have an interrogation to conduct here and a missing person to find."
"Thank you Mac."Alexis says before turning and ushering a much happier Maxie and Spinelli out of the room and the cops following behind her.
Clearing his throat Mac tries to take control of the room. "Ok Nurse Webber where did we leave off?"
Elizabeth had been quiet during the whole exchange between Mac and Alexis because she was grateful to not be the center of attention. But now with both of these men looking at her like she is the enemy she was really starting to second guess her involvement in this whole mess. "Mac this is all just a misunderstanding, like I was telling Jason before…"
"Cut the bullshit Elizabeth." Jason calls out earning him a hurt look from her and an angry one from Mac.
"Morgan I may have let you stay, but don't forget I'm still in charge here."
"I understand that Mac, but if you have your way who knows what Jerry will have done with Sam with the time we're wasting!"
"Morgan there is a protocol that needs to be followed here. Besides we don't know if it's Jerry that even took Sam."
"Of course it was!"
"Wait a second." Elizabeth says loud enough to get both of their attention. "Jerry…as in Jerry Jax? Are you two seriously convinced that I was working with him? That is just ridiculous! After everything he's done I wouldn't go near him, let alone help him with anything."
"Elizabeth would you please just tell me what happened to Sam."
"I told you Jason I don't know what happened to her. I've told both of you I've had nothing to do with Sam!" Elizabeth shouts losing her temper. "I don't know, don't care about everyone's precious Sam McCall. I was nowhere near her when she disappeared if you both remember, I was with you at the scene of the accident. In fact I think it's so funny that everyone is so convince that Sam was kidnapped, when we all know how much of a drifter she was. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if Sam just left on her own free will like before. This wouldn't be the first time she just disappeared into the night Jason. She probably was sick of being in one place for so long and thought it would be easier on everyone if she just left without the dramatic goodbye. My accident probably couldn't have come at a better time for Sam, it gave her the perfect opportunity to sneak away and no one could stop her."
Before Mac or Elizabeth could blink, Jason was around the table and pulling her up by her arms until she was on her toes standing nose to nose with him. "Sam would never sneak off into the night like that without saying goodbye to me or her sisters." He says shaking her once. "She wouldn't do that knowing the threat hanging over her head and knowing we would be left here to worry about her. That's not who Sam is and don't you ever try and make her out to be that person."
With a cold laugh Elizabeth doesn't even struggle in Jason's grasp this time. "It just kills you doesn't it? Even that slight possibility that she left you again, but don't you see Jason you don't need Sam. Not anymore. If you would just forget about her everything would just be so much easier Jason."
"I will never forget about Sam!" Jason shouts shaking Elizabeth again.
"Hey! Morgan let her go." Mac comes forward trying to get control of the situation again, but both just ignore him.
"Well that's too bad, because Sam McCall is never coming back."
"And how do you know that?" Jason asks releasing her before he actually does hurt her.
"I just do."
"Dammit Elizabeth why are you doing this?" Mac asks.
"Why am I doing this?" Elizabeth seethes turning to stare at Mac. "Why? Because that woman has done everything in her power to wreck me and take what's mine. And when she finally did leave everyone acts like she was some hero or something when she's not! She's a whore and a liar and she is finally getting what is coming to her after all of these years." Elizabeth is shouting now surprising both Jason and Mac.
Before either can answer Jason's phone starts to ring and attention is diverted. Pulling it out of his pocket he doesn't recognize the number but answers it anyway because it could be news on Sam. "Hello?"
"Ah Mr. Morgan, I would've figured by now there was be at least a note of desperation in your voice what with Sweet Sam gone missing."
"What do you want Jerry?" Jason practically growls into the phone, squeezing it tightly into his hand.
"Ah ah ah Morgan, talk to me like that and I won't tell you what you desperately want to know."
"I don't have time for your games Jerry!"
"No, you're most definitely right about that, time is most certainly not on your side, or Sweet Sam's for that matter."
"Tell me where she is Jerry and I will let you escape with your life."
"Such a tempting offer Morgan, but not quite enough I'm afraid."
"What do you want Jerry?"
"Quid pro quo, Mr. Morgan."
"What does that mean?"
"It means you might want to meet me before it's too late for Sweet Sam." Jerry says, the amusement evident in his voice.
"Where?" Jason asks looking over at Mac who looked less than pleased.
"Oh no, we won't discuss a place until you're out of that police station and away from listening ears. Call me back at this number and we'll talk. And Morgan do please come alone, for Sweet Sam's sake."
So yea I hope you all liked it! I'm almost finished with this and slowly but surely its going to get done I promise.