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Guest - One it's not just her health and salary info it's all her information like her social security number. Two she thought he gave that info to Carly, someone she doesn't fully trust yet. Three good catch. :)

Chapter 20

Sam sat back in the tub full of hot water and relaxed. The girls were in bed and Viola was gone for the day, she'd spent the day with her mother at the hospital like a dutiful daughter. The doctors said there was some improvement which was good. The house was quiet so she decided to have a soak. Bubbles always helped her think. She had some planning to do.

Ric was off somewhere meeting with the person who was going to be helping them. He'd told her he would be back late and that they would find time tomorrow to discuss what happened. He refused to tell her who it was they were working with and for the moment she was willing to let it go. He told her to focus on her part, which was making sure Jason stayed distracted. Their mysterious helper was going to be handling Elizabeth, while Ric made sure Sonny didn't interfere. Everyone had a part to play but Ric had been clear that nothing could happen unless Jason had something else to focus on aside from Elizabeth.

Sam couldn't believe that he would rather be with that weak little girl than with her. With her Jason got a lover and a partner, someone who had his back in dangerous situations. He also got someone who was street savvy and knew how to get information. Hell she was even a better shot than the enforcer. Could little miss nurse do that? Nope.

He was thinking with the wrong head. Just like a man. Sam wasn't worried there either. She knew that Jason had wanted Elizabeth for years. He would get her out of his system and come sniffing around soon enough. There was no way that the flat chested brunette was better in bed than her. Sam knew tricks that made men beg. Elizabeth most likely laid there like a dead fish. The image made Sam laugh out loud.

There was only one problem. One person that could mess everything up. Carly. Sam needed to figure out what exactly the blonde knew, then find a way to keep her from telling Jason. Sam had kept both Jason and Sonny from doing a background check on her, but she'd underestimated Carly. It was something that wouldn't happen again. She was fully prepared to eliminate her if it came down to it.

Sam decided to start with a little recon. Jax and Carly were constantly going out, so getting into their house undetected shouldn't be that big of an issue. She wasn't worried about security there wasn't a system she couldn't crack. She'd need to watch the house for a few days then swing by her boat to get her tools. Ric said they weren't going to start anything until Elizabeth returned to work, which he expected to be any day now. He was working on getting the board to tell the nurse she could come back even though her loser ex was still running around.

Stepping out of the tub Sam wrapped herself in a towel. She hated it here at the lake house. It was too homey for her taste. She hated having to play mommy to two little girls. This wasn't what she was cut out for. She wanted her life back, she was going to be the next Mrs. Jason Morgan, it was what she was born for. Nothing and no one was going to keep her from achieving her goal. With a grin she walked from the bathroom. It was only a matter of time before she had everything she wanted.

"Thank you for meeting me." Ric said to the dark-haired man who was already sitting in the booth. He had to drive an hour outside of Port Charles for this talk but it was important that no one see the two of them together. A dive bar was the last place someone would look for either one of them.

"What can I do for you Mr. Lansing?" He wasn't surprised to receive this phone call about a meeting. An old friend had reached out and told him to expect it. That same friend had also told him what the acting D.A. wanted.

"We have certain enemies in common. I thought a joining of forces might be in order." Ric had given this a lot of thought. This man was the key to him getting everything he wanted. He just had to get him to do what he wanted.

"Is that right?" Lorenzo Alcazar sipped his bourbon waiting for the pitch to begin.

"If we work together, we can bring down the Corinthos Morgan organization." Ric took a sip of his own drink.

"Why would you want to betray your brother?" The man asked feeling disgusted, but not letting it show. Loyalty to family was everything, it was the reason he was in Port Charles in the first place. The fact that Lansing had none insured that they would not be doing business together. Not that the lawyer needed to know that.

"Sonny is a blight on society. He needs to pay for his crimes." Ric had no intention of telling the man what he really wanted.

"So you're going to fight fire with fire." The man gave a cold smile. "Sonny and I are after all in the same business. I'm sure that is something you know D.A."

"You are the lesser of two evils." Ric said grinning. If all went according to the plan then the man sitting across from him would not be in business for much longer. Jason Morgan would see to that.

"So what do you have planned?" He already knew most of the plan but wanted to see what the other man was going to tell him. Lorenzo was hoping to get a more detailed version of what the other man was planning.

"The key to bringing down Sonny is Jason Morgan." Ric started laying out his idea.

"Jason is a formidable foe. He is not a man to be taken lightly." That was the truth, Morgan was feared around the globe.

"Well he has a weakness." Ric said grinning. "A woman named Elizabeth Webber. She's a nurse at General Hospital."

"She is also the woman who was assaulted by her husband. One of your officers." He frowned before taking another sip of his drink. Hurting women was not something he condoned. "I don't hurt women."

"I don't expect you to. In fact I'm going to have to insist that you don't." Ric was going to protect Elizabeth no matter what. "But if you were to give her some attention, it would distract Jason long enough to allow us to move against Sonny."

"Distract?" He had no intention of leading anyone on.

"Jason thinks he's in love with Elizabeth. If you paid her some attention it would get his notice." Ric knew Elizabeth was the way to bring down Jason. "I thought you could start by using your position on the hospital board to get her re-instated. She's out on leave because Lucky Spencer is still not in custody."

"Getting her re-instated will help how?" Ric had mentioned this during their brief phone conversation but hadn't elaborated on why it was important. He wanted to know why the D.A. wanted Ms. Webber back on staff.

"If you get her re-instated it gives you easier access to her. I'm sure that as a new board member getting a nurse to give you a personal tour of the hospital will be no problem. Her guards will of course feel the need to call Jason. Once he sees your interest he will move to halt it." Ric told the other man.

"I'm supposed to just let him threaten me?" The man opposite him really had no idea of what Jason Morgan was capable of. The enforcer rarely made a threat he didn't back up. He didn't see Morgan as warning someone away from his woman. He saw him simply eliminating the threat.

"No. Sonny will keep him on a short leash." Ric firmly believed that.

"You know this for sure. I'm the one sticking my neck out." He leaned across the table. "If things go wrong and I get killed you can be assured your life will come to a swift end as well."

"Sonny will control Jason." Ric planned on keeping Sonny occupied so he had no idea what Jason was up to until it was too late. After Jason killed the man across from him, then Ric would send the enforcer to Pentonville. With Jason gone Sonny would need someone to help keep things running, Ric would step in and offer his support. Once on the inside he could start bringing Sonny down.

Elizabeth was not going to sit patiently at home waiting for Jason, who was going to go away for life. She wouldn't want her son calling a murderer daddy. But she would need the support of those around her. He planned on being front and center. With some patience she would be his.

"I should be able to get her re-instated within a few weeks." That should be no problem he was already aware of how much the staff respected the petite nurse. Elizabeth Webber had been on his radar since he came to town. He'd been looking for an excuse to get to know her better and this was perfect. He had no intention of letting Lansing anywhere near her. But the other man didn't need to know that yet. "I will call you when things are ready." Just like that the meeting was over.

Ric rose from the table and walked back to his car. He smiled unable to believe just how easy that had been. One domino would fall and it would take the rest with it. With one meeting Ric Lansing had set about becoming the man who rid Port Charles of the mob. Fame, glory and the girl not a bad night's work.

Johnny O'Brien sat in his car on the outskirts of Port Charles and waited for the person he was meeting to arrive. He'd checked in with Sonny when he got here letting his boss know that everything looked good. Cody Paul was up the road in case something went wrong. O'Brien didn't expect any problems but it paid to be safe.

Another sports car pulled up and a tall man got out from behind the wheel. "Johnny." He said in greeting.

"Lorenzo." Johnny said in return. At one point they had worked together. They had parted amicably which was why Johnny was here instead of Sonny. Once Jason knew what was happening, he would most likely take over these meetings. "How did your meeting with Lansing go?"

"The man is an arrogant prick." Lorenzo still couldn't believe that Lansing thought him stupid enough to play with Morgan's woman. "He wants me to focus my attention on Elizabeth Webber."

"Jason will kill you." Johnny said with a grin.

"Believe me I am aware of that." Lorenzo said grinning as well. Still he did want to get to know the woman, for reasons he had no intention of sharing with Johnny O'Brien. He just needed to figure out how to do it, as much as he hated to admit it the first part of Lansing's plan would give him the access he needed. He wanted to have the chance to talk with Ms. Webber before Morgan got wind of it. "I have no intention of harming her, or allowing Lansing to harm her as well. What about Ms. McCall."

"She is being monitored as is Lucky Spencer." Johnny wanted Lorenzo to know that all the major players were being watched.

"I will inform you when I'm ready to set things in motion." Lorenzo turned toward his car. "It's good to see you again Johnny."

"It's good to be seen." The Irishman said turning for his own car. Funny how one pain in the ass lawyer could bring about peace between two rival factions. Still it bothered him that Elizabeth was in the middle of all this. Jason was going to have a cow Johnny hoped his friend didn't try to kill Lansing on the spot. Ric was going to get his it was just going to take a little time.

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