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February
13, 2002 Transcript Alexis:
Hi. Sonny:
Come in. Alexis:
I ask myself if anyone has ever heard of professional courtesy when
the opposing side can't even motion for a stay until everyone in
the courtroom is there for 45 minutes. Anyway, I'm late. What's
up? Did something happen to Courtney? Sonny:
Not that I've heard of. You know what? Alexis:
What? Sonny:
The hell with why I called you over here. Why don't you and
I get on a plane and go to Puerto Rico? Alexis:
Puerto Rico? It -- Sonny:
No, you know what? No, you're right. I mean, it's -- I don't know
why I brought it up. I got too much to handle here, you know, commitments
I can't break. I just, you know -- Puerto Rico's fun. I mean, you
had a good time, right? Everything was good. Alexis:
Oh, yes. I liked everything about Puerto Rico. Sonny:
You should get drunk more often. Alexis:
I wasn't drunk. Sonny:
Whatever. Alexis:
I -- I was a little tipsy. Sonny:
Oh, yeah, right. I guess that explains the dancing. Alexis:
And what was your excuse? Sonny:
Well, I mean, you wanted to dance, right? I didn't want to turn
you down, and you were all flustered and breathing hard. And you
had that gardenia in your hair and stuff. And it was kind of lopsided,
but -- Alexis:
Hey, are you trying to make me uncomfortable? Sonny:
No. Alexis:
Oh. You know, I like rum, ok? Sonny:
Right. Alexis:
And I like the view -- Sonny:
Right. Alexis:
From my terrace, even though you paid way too much money for it.
It was worth it. It was beautiful. Sonny:
Yeah. Well, you know, Puerto Rico has everything, you know. I mean,
you can do a little business and you can help out a friend, but
then you got to come back to the real world. I got a legal situation
that may be a conflict of interest for you. Alexis:
If this is your way of trying to make me look the other way so you
can bribe something or someone in order to help Courtney, you can
do that over my dead body. Sonny:
No, this is not about Courtney. It's not about Courtney. Alexis:
Oh, all right. Well, then is it about mike? Did he do something?
Sonny:
Oh, he probably did, but I won't hear about it till afterwards.
Alexis:
Oh. Sonny:
So, yeah. Alexis:
Ok, well, if it's not about Courtney and it's not about mike, and
it involves a conflict of interests, it's got to be about Carly.
Sonny:
It's Jax. He wants to shut down my warehouse, turn it into rubble.
Alexis:
Every one of your properties on the pier is condemned? "Taking
effect within 12 hours"? Why would Jax do this? How do you
know it was him? Sonny:
He told me. Alexis:
Look, everybody knows that Jax dislikes you. Sonny:
Dislikes? Alexis:
All right, he loathes you -- Sonny:
Right. Alexis:
With a vengeance that knows no bounds, but that's how you feel
about him, too. It's this little game the two of you play. There's
no reason that he would do this. Now, why would he choose to act
on this right now? Sonny:
Because of our relationship. Alexis:
Our what? Sonny:
You remember our relationship -- the one that you were telling me
about the other night? The one that took time? Alexis:
Just get to the point. Sonny:
Ok. Jax is jealous. He does not like that you're my attorney.
He hates the fact that you come when I call. He does not like when
you, you know, you drop everything, get in a plane if I need your
help. He is -- he is spoiled and judgmental. And for whatever reason,
he thinks that you need his guidance and protection, and it kills
him that you're my counsel. You get what I'm saying? And we're friends.
So -- if, you know, he's just on my business, that means that, you
know, it's one step towards taking me down. Alexis:
Well, he hasn't given you adequate notice. Sonny:
The cops were serving me the papers when Courtney called. And, you
know, she's priority. I thought it could wait, and, you know, I
mean, I'm not used to this family stuff. Alexis:
Well, if Jax is responsible for this, then he's managed to sway
the city council somehow. Sonny:
Well, maybe you can, you know, kind of buy me time and influence
them in the opposite direction. Alexis:
I'm going to ignore the implications of that statement. Sonny:
Are you going to handle this or not? If you want, I can call a judge.
I mean, I know some people -- Alexis:
Don't -- even finish that sentence. I'll handle it, ok? Just
let me take care of it. Sonny:
Ok. See, that's what Jax hates -- the fact that you -- you're
always fighting for me. Alexis:
Good. Thanks. Thanks, judge griffin. All right, she's going to research
this on her own and she will get back to me right away. Is there
anything about the warehouses that I need to know that might be
problematic? Sonny:
No. You know, coffee beans, pallets, bags. I mean -- what happened,
Alexis? Alexis:
What happened when? Sonny:
Well, I mean -- one second we were ready to play a hand of poker
in Puerto Rico. The next thing, you know, I know, all hell breaks
loose. Mike and the family he forgot to mention, Jax deciding he
has to get rid of me right this minute, either to pay me back for
Brenda or to keep you away from me. I can deal -- I can deal with
business complications, but this personal stuff is just not something
that I deal with very well. Alexis:
Kristina says it's Pluto. Sonny:
The dog? Alexis:
No, the planet. Sonny:
Oh. I told you, she's, you know -- she's a little out there.
You know what I'm saying? Alexis:
She
comes up with some strange, you know, ideas. Pluto, you know, is
not her only cockamamie concept. Sonny:
Yeah. Like what, you and me? [Phone
rings] Alexis:
Oh. Judge Griffin. Hello. Yes, Judge Griffin. Great. I'll have the
papers on your desk within the hour. She's given us 30 days to argue
the case, and if you can come up with a prior claim, then you can
have control of the property. Sonny:
What do you got on her? Alexis:
What do I got on who? Sonny:
Well, no judge issues a ruling in my favor without a reason.
Alexis:
I made a sound case for reasonable compliance. Sonny:
You got something on her -- yeah! Alexis:
Are you implying that I exerted some undue influence as an officer
of the court? Sonny:
No, all I'm saying is, you know, you were going on about a prior
communication and public knowledge. What was that about? Alexis:
That's none of your business. Sonny:
You got something on her, Alexis. You were squeezing her like a
pro. I tell you what -- if you ever quit the law, I'll hire you
as a debt collector. Alexis:
You're being insulting. Sonny:
And you're ducking the subject. You got something on judge griffin.
You're not going to tell me? All right, tell you what -- I'll dig
it up myself and I will pressure her when I find out because I can
-- Alexis:
You are an arrogant jerk. And don't flash those dimples because
extortion is extortion. Sonny:
Ok, you know what? You don't want to tell me? You know what
I'm going to do? I'm going to call Benny because Benny can get any
information that I want. It's amazing the information he digs up.
All I got to do is say, "hey, Benny, you got anything?"
He has it all. Alexis:
Judge
griffin wrote an unwise letter to a colleague of mine. She's human.
We all are. People make mistakes. If you ever exploit that information
to anyone at any time, you will find yourself another attorney.
Got it? Sonny:
I would never use anything you told me in confidence. Alexis:
How comforting. Now that I've sunk to your level, I'm going
to go across the hall and stick my head in the oven. Sonny:
Ok, what about Puerto Rico, you know? It would have been fun, you
know, if we kind of just -- Alexis:
Yeah, I know, but, see, now I can't go because I hate you. Sonny: But it'd be fun, you know, if we just think about it, right? Like just think about it? Fun? Oh, man. Sonny:
(on the phone) Manuel? Sonny. Alexis: (opens her door and finds a box. She opens it) Gardenias.
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