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January
7, 2002 Transcript Sonny: You aren't taking these women anywhere. Taggert: I wouldn't be so sure about that, Sonny boy. Alexis: May I see a warrant, please? Taggert: The warrant is on its way. Alexis: Which means you don't have it. Taggert: I will have one soon. And in case you're wondering, Edward quartermaine is pressing the charges -- yeah, that's right -- of blackmail, conspiracy, and fraud against ms. Matthews. Janine: I don't believe this. Taggert: Well, you better believe it. Alexis: Are these charges similar to the robbery and assault charges that the Quartermaines brought against Zander Smith for the attack that never happened? Taggert: I got a restaurant full of people saying they saw you -- yeah, you -- accusing your mother of being a fraud. Huh? Alexis: I believe that would be the port charles grill. That restaurant is owned by the Quartermaines. Edward's been known to pay off a witness before. Courtney: I didn't mean to get you arrested. Janine: Oh, sweetie -- Sonny: Courtney, don't say anything else. Taggert: You know, that wouldn't be the best advice. Sonny: Well, who pays you to give advice, Taggert? Taggert: You see, Sonny here -- he has a habit of looking out for himself and nobody else. Alexis: Thank you for your insight, Lieutenant. But without a warrant, you're finished here. Taggert: When are you going to stop doing the dirty work for this gangster, huh? Alexis: Please give Edward my regards. Taggert: I'll be back. Sonny: Tell your surveillance people that, you know, we're planning a quiet evening at home. Taggert: Thanks for your cooperation, Sonny. Sonny: Any time there, Taggert. Janine: Can Edward quartermaine really send me to prison? Sonny: Yes, and he'll use your daughter to do it. Janine: Sorry, baby girl. I never meant for any of this to happen. Sonny: I said I'd take care of it. Janine: How? Courtney:
Forget how. Why? Sonny: I want us all ready when the warrant gets here. Prep Janine. I'll take care of Courtney. Courtney: You're kind of experts at this, aren't you? Janine: I wish I had never met that old coot. Alexis: I wouldn't mention that to the police if I were you. Janine: Why not? It's true. Sonny: Ok, you know what? Whatever Alexis tells you to say, say it. Nothing more. Alexis: Come on, Janine. We don't have a lot time. Sonny: Ok, you understand you implicated yourself on new year's eve yelling at the quartermaines? Courtney: I wasn't exactly yelling. Sonny: Taggert will use every word you said against your mother. Courtney: You haven't answered my question. Sonny: Do not say anything more to Taggert. Courtney: Why are you helping me? Sonny: Taggert likes to harass people I care about. Courtney: Why? Sonny: We've known each other for a long time. Courtney: Why does he hate you so much? Sonny: It doesn't matter. He'll use what he can to hurt me. Courtney: Is that why you're helping me? To protect yourself? Sonny: You need help. You're family now. There's nothing more to say. Courtney: Wouldn't it be easier if I just -- if I just disappeared? Sonny: No. Courtney: Couldn't I just slip out on the service elevator -- Sonny: I can get you out of this if you stay quiet and don't run. Courtney: Do the cops really have you under surveillance? Sonny: I'm used to it. Alexis: If they ask you a question and you're not sure of the answer, just say you don't know. Don't make a best guess. Janine: I'll try to, but -- Sonny: Janine, if you don't know the answer, refer the question to Alexis. Janine: Ok. Courtney: Mom? Mom, I'm so sorry. Janine: Oh, sweetie. I made the mistakes, not you. Sonny: Ok, you know, I don't want to be insensitive, but we can't be seeing this at the police station, right, Alexis? Can you tell them? Alexis: Emotion tends to make you look guilty. Sonny: All right. We all clear? Janine: Yeah. I'm ready. [Knock on door] Sonny: Courtney? Taggert: Corinthos? Courtney: Me, too. Sonny: Counselor? Alexis: All right. Have to go. [Knock] Taggert: Open the door. Sonny: Come on in, Taggert. Alexis: I assume you're prepared this time? Thank you. Taggert: Ms. Matthews, you're under arrest for conspiracy, fraud, and extortion. If you'd be so kind, over here. You have the right to remain silent. If you give up that right, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. Courtney: Mom -- Taggert: You have the right to have an attorney present during questioning. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed -- Alexis: I will be that attorney. Taggert: Do you understand these rights as I've read them to you? Janine: Yes. Alexis: Do you have to cuff her? Is that excessive, Taggert? Taggert: Standard procedure. Alexis: You're arresting a mother right in front of her kid. Taggert: Yeah, speaking of which -- you, let's go. Alexis: Don't say anything to each other. I'll be right there. Is she going to be all right? Sonny: Mike left her. Her mother's a mess. No kid should have to deal with that. Come on, she needs my help. Alexis: Ok. Sonny: Got everything? Alexis: Yep. Thanks. Sonny: Take that. Let's go. A.J.: I was just trying to protect my grandfather. Edward: That's a lie. A.J.: Janine Matthews is obviously a gold digger. Skye: My grandfather is vulnerable to the type. Edward: Nothing happened between that floozy and me, and the little girl from the grill can tell us that. Why aren't you out looking for her? A.J.: You put Janine with Sonny for protection. Why don't you admit that? Mac: Did Sonny Corinthos threaten anyone? Edward: No. A.J.: He's harboring a criminal. Skye: That's right. Monica: A.J., Can't you see that Skye is using you? If she could blame all of this on Sonny, then -- Skye: I didn't realize you were so overly fond of Sonny, Monica. Monica: Sonny took Jason from me and now he has Michael, and the only thing I regret -- but I'm not surprised -- is that you were not able to seduce him because generally Sonny's girlfriends don't fare very well. A.J.: Why haven't you arrested Sonny? Edward: Because he has nothing to do with this. A.J.: Why isn't he here now, Mac? Hmm? I mean, how many people have to disappear? How many more children does this guy get to steal? Now, stop wasting your time. Get him in here. We're innocent. He never will be. Edward: There she is. The little girl from the grill. Good work, lt. Taggert. Thank you. Mac: How did Sonny get tangled up in this? Alexis: My client is only here to help. Edward: Janine Matthews set me up, didn't she? Now, you know the truth, dear. Just speak up. Just tell everyone. Alexis: You are under no obligation to say anything. Janine: All I did was go visit Mr. Quartermaine. And that one over there, she throws me in this fancy hotel room. And this one, she starts throwing money at me. Taggert: Since when were you put under Sonny's so-called care? Alexis: Don't answer that. Mac: What's your connection to Sonny Corinthos? Alexis: Or that, either. Mac: Did he threaten you? Alexis: Or that. Edward: Why don't you just tell them the truth, dear? Alexis: You don't have to say anything. Mac: Whatever Sonny promised you, it won't happen. Taggert: Did he threaten you? Alexis: If you're referring to my client, he did not. Taggert: Why are you afraid to speak for yourself? Are you afraid of him? Sonny: Courtney is my sister, ok? Taggert: What? Sonny: Yeah. Edward: I'll be damned. Sonny: Ms. Matthews is her mother. I'm just here trying to help. Alan: I cannot believe the stuff that comes out of your mouth. Monica: Since when do you have a sister? Alan: And you believe him? Monica: Don't you have enough money? You have to use your relatives to scam my family? Alan: Why did you drag Sonny into this? Mac: Is that what happened? Edward: You stole my company! I had to protect myself! Mac: Edward, are you working with Sonny Corinthos? Edward: Sure, sure. I've been a hoodlum all these years, right? Alexis: Quartermaine issues have nothing to do with my client or his sister. Taggert: If that's even who she is. Sonny: I guess you're going to have to take my word for it, right? Mac: Time out. I have other cases. This better not be just another quartermaine family fight. Edward: This woman robbed me blind using threats and coercion. Skye: You're just a bad loser, grandfather. That's all. Edward: Come on, dear. You know the truth. Just tell us! Alexis: Do you really expect her to answer these questions in front of all of these people? Mac: Meet me in room two. Sonny: No, leave my sister out of this. She doesn't know anything about anybody. Edward: Since when does Sonny Corinthos determine who gets questioned? Alexis: He's well within his rights. Edward: Dear, you told us the truth at the grill. Just tell us now. Alan: Sonny has obviously gotten to her. Alexis: My client is here as a courtesy, Commissioner. I'd appreciate it if we kept it dignified. Taggert: You know what? Everybody just needs to chill out. Mac: We'd appreciate a statement from you. Edward: Just tell us the truth, dear. Courtney: Am i under arrest? Mac: Not at all. Sonny: You don't have to tell them anything. Janine: Courtney, you do what you need to do. Courtney: Then let's just get it over with. Sonny: Ok, well, I'm going with her. Mac: Not so fast. Sonny: Then forget the statement, Mac. Taggert: Whoa, whoa, whoa. What's the matter, Sonny? You afraid she's going to get it wrong? Courtney: It's ok. Alexis: I will make sure that she doesn't say anything to get her in trouble. Taggert: Oh, all we want is the truth. Janine: Just be careful, baby. Sonny: You can leave that room any time you want. Courtney: I understand. Mac: This way. A.J.: Sonny seems a little tense. Skye: You think that she's really his sister? A.J.: I think she's more of an Achilles' heel. Taggert: Time to get booked. A.J.: Oh, Taggert, come on. Janine is the criminal. Taggert: Tell it to the judge. A.J.: That's original. Taggert: Oh, yeah, but it's so much fun to say. A.J.: Yeah. Skye: I want to call my lawyer. Taggert: You're going to need a lawyer. Skye: And the cuffs? Taggert: Keep an eye on her. Skye: Oh, yeah. I just might break for the border any second. Mac: Ok, Courtney. Let's hear your story.
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