Chapter 33 – A Killer Job

Author's note: This is a "deleted scene" from the previous chapter. I decided to not include it in order to make the chapter shorter, but thought it was too good to throw away, so here it is. It takes place following the scene where Nelle meets with Jack Brennan at the pier.


Morgan felt extremely relieved that he didn't end up having to shoot Brennan. After making sure the coast was clear, he headed back to the apartment and was immediately greeted by Kiki running into his arms.

Kiki: I'm so glad you're okay!

Morgan: So am I.

Kiki: Please tell me you didn't end up having to shoot anyone.

Morgan: I didn't.

*Kiki hugs him again*

Kiki: You know you don't have to do this Morgan.

Morgan: I need to do this. I need to show her that I have what it takes to survive. That way, she'll let both of us go.

Kiki: But she's not going to do that Morgan! She's using and taking advantage of you, and me, and everyone else in this ever-expanding "family" of hers. This is not a family. Nor is it a parenting support organization, or a charity, or anything like that. It's a cult! It's a very atypical cult as she's downplaying her role as the leader, but she nonetheless enjoys being the center of attention, and being put on a pedestal. Not only that, but she's making everyone believe she's this miracle worker who can re-awaken the dead, when we both know that she's not the one who started Project Orpheus and doesn't know a thing about medicine!

Morgan: I know. Brennan said the same thing earlier.

Kiki: And she wasn't even working at the clinic in Whitby when we were brought there, and by the time she arrived after falling off the cliff, I had already recovered and was working there as a nurse, and you were there in a medically induced coma, waiting to recover enough to be administered Round 2 of the treatment. So she can't be credited for saving either of our lives, despite claiming to do so. The only people who see her for the person she really is are me, you, and Jason, and Jason is the only one whom she sort of listens to. He's a very good actor, as she thinks she's finally succeeded in brainwashing him when nobody else could, but he knows what she's doing, and is waiting for the right moment to turn on her.

Morgan: Maybe she'll let us go if we do what she tells us to do.

Kiki: She won't, Morgan. She's just going to further manipulate you.

Morgan: But you told me that when she first started All Our Children, she offered to let you live with her rent free and gave you a better job than what you're doing, and you turned it down!

Kiki: It was a sacrifice I was willing to make in order to maintain my ability to think for myself rather than fall for her crap! You know Esme Prince, right?

Morgan: Yeah. I mean I haven't interacted with her very much, but I know who she is. Why?

Kiki: She's Ryan Chamberlain's daughter! The man who would have killed me had I not been brought to the Orpheus Clinic is her father!

Morgan: Oh my god! Really?!

Kiki: Yes! And guess what?

Morgan: What?

Kiki: I feel sorry for her! I never thought I'd have any sympathy for Ryan's offspring, and she's not someone I especially enjoy being around, and I think the feeling is mutual, but I nonetheless feel sorry for her! She's totally oblivious to the fact that Nelle is taking advantage of her. They do have a lot in common, but the difference is that Nelle thinks for herself, while Esme, before she lost her memory, was doing everything that her father was making her do. She did a lot of horrible things, but nonetheless she's a victim, and Nelle is taking advantage of her vulnerabilities. From what I hear, she has her memory back, but realizes now what a monster her father was, but doesn't know that Nelle pretty much is doing the same thing that Ryan did.

Morgan: But Ryan was a serial killer though!

Kiki: Nelle is a killer too. She killed her fiancé, she tried to kill Michael, and she's also killed all the people who have hurt the various members of our group but is insisting that it's simply "karma" catching up to them!

Morgan: What if she's right?

Kiki: These aren't random occurrences Morgan! Lennon's stepfather didn't die because the brakes on his old truck suddenly failed. He didn't care so much about fixing all the dents and scratches on the truck but he nonetheless was auto-savvy and kept it in good working condition. But he crashed because somebody cut the brake lines! And Sydney's abusive ex-boyfriend died because the drug he overdosed on wasn't heroin! It was fentanyl!

Morgan: You know this how?

Kiki: Because I saw the coroner report and was bribed into staying quiet about it.

Morgan: Wow, that's…

Kiki: Horrible! And after what she shared at the most recent meeting, I get the feeling that Nelle may have killed her adoptive father too. It's true that what Frank Benson did to her was really horrible, and I think your mom can attest to that, but it was a little too convenient that Nelle happened to be at school when the furnace at their apartment sprung a leak and flooded their unit with carbon monoxide. I think she rigged it so that it would start leaking while she was at school and was expecting to come home to find emergency workers at their apartment complex, and his body being taken away. She was happy that he was finally out of her life, but she also seemed like she knew it was going to happen.

Morgan: But I don't understand. All those people were abusive!

Kiki: I know, and I'm not trying to excuse what they did, but they should have been sent to prison or rehab, not killed. Morgan, I'm scared!

Morgan: Why?

Kiki: Because…Nelle told me that the reason why Ryan went after me was because of my strained relationship with my mom! He said he was "doing her a favor". I'm not sure if that's what he genuinely believed he was doing, or if he simply wanted to kill me for the sake of killing, but Nelle twisted it and said that my mom was my "abuser" who I was trying to get away from. And I told her over and over again that I wanted to go home to my mom, and that, while I had been angry with my mom, it was years ago, and I wanted to go home! Nelle said that I can't go home because she and I are sisters, but then she told me that I will see my mom again because it was "part of the plan!"

*She begins to cry and hugs Morgan*

Kiki: She's going to kill my mom, Morgan! I know it!

Morgan: Why do you think that?

Kiki: I just told you it's because of my strained relationship with her! And Esme hates her too, and she and Nelle have become extremely close! I have no idea what type of relationship Esme had with Ryan prior to losing her memory, but I've heard very disturbing rumors about the way she and Ryan interacted with each other while he was faking his locked-in syndrome at Spring Ridge, and she was an intern there. They are father and daughter, so if the rumors are true, it's extremely gross! Not to mention that the reason why she slept with Nikolas was because he pimped her out to him! But before she lost her memory, Esme didn't see how messed up this was. I think the initial reason why Esme hated my mom was because she was jealous of the fact she had to share her father with another woman! Dr. Collins eventually had her internship at Spring Ridge terminated. Esme losing her memory made her see Ryan for who he was, but she nonetheless still hates my mom. I know she's still in love with Spencer, and I know he didn't get along with my mom, and I would hope that's the reason why she still hates her, as opposed to lingering jealousy over Ryan's relationship with her. But either way, Nelle is going to try to kill my mom! And she's going to try to kill Carly too! She's had a vendetta against Carly from the moment she came to Port Charles.

Morgan: Well if she tries to kill any of them, I won't let that happen! I will protect them. And I will protect you too!

Kiki: I don't want you to die, Morgan! I already thought I lost you once! I can't bear the thought of losing you again!

Morgan: Then let me do this job that Nelle has given me! If Jason can get Nelle to believe that he's on her side, then so can I!

Kiki: But I don't want you to be on her side, Morgan!

Morgan: I'm not on her side, Kiki! I never have been! I'm on your side! I'm here for you just as much as you're here for me!

Kiki: I should have been there for you a long time ago, because if I had, you wouldn't have been killed!

Morgan: But I wasn't killed though. I was brought to that same facility that you were, and you've been helping me recover my strength. And I promise that nothing is going to happen to Ava. My dad will make sure that if anyone tries to harm her, they will pay!

Kiki: I'm just scared that I will never be able to go home.

Morgan: You will go home Kiki. I will help you.

Kiki: I want you to come home with me though!

Morgan: Then let me do this job for Nelle! If I fight her, she's going to do the same thing to me that she's doing to you. She will give me all the unpleasant jobs and pay only enough for me to afford the bare necessities. If I do this job, she will grant me more privileges, and those will enable me to spy on her and figure out her next move. That will enable me to figure out an escape plan!

*Kiki hugs him and cries for nearly a whole minute, not saying anything. Finally, she lets go and looks into his eyes*

Kiki: Please be careful Morgan!

Morgan: You know I will!